Page 117 of My Eternal Light

The one with dark eyes went to her and took her hand in both of his. “I am Rio Suarez, it is an honor to meet the daughter of one of my closest friends.”

His hands around hers were rough and warm. She tilted her head as images began to swim.

She felt Thane place a hand on her head. “Just let it happen, hun.”

“Is she okay?” Rio asked.

“Targets on the moon,” she whispered. That’s what she saw. A huge target semi-imposed on the moon. She smiled. “You a sniper?”

Rio’s mouth dropped. “Did you tell her?”

Thane laughed. “Nope, she has been working on her empathy. Looks like her images are getting sharper.”

The other man, bat at Rio until he dropped her hand. Instantly it was taken up by him. Where Rio had been warm, his hands were smooth and cool. Just like before, another image came to the surface quickly. In her mind’s eye it was a frozen pool of water that reminded her of the moon she just saw. “A frozen pond, like the moon. Ice.” She then saw fangs that morphed into knitting needles. “Needles?”

The man gasped.

She smiled as it came together. “An ice pick. You like to fight up close. That’s cool.”

He brought her hand to his lips, his eyes filled with sadness. “I am Ange Belanger. One other saw me for what I was and didn’t care. I feel blessed to know his child.”

He dropped her hand gently.

She looked over those going with her. “I’m going to say this now. Unless the queen or Aiden needs to know something for logistics, what happens there. Stays there.”

Ange gave her a feral smile.

“We’ll have snacks ready for when you get back,” Pip said, pointing to the table. Noah, Jaxon, Nigel and Neil all exchanged worried glances. As much as she wanted their support, they were like Aiden. She didn’t want this tainting them.

“Be ready to chill,” she said, and they all nodded.

She hesitated then turned to her uncles. “You’ll love me no matter what, right?”

Brennus pulled her away from her aunt to give her a hug. Meryn sighed and leaned into him. He gave the best hugs.

“Meryn, there is nothing, and I do mean nothing you can do that will make us love you less. In fact, if there is an instrument you need, I will fetch it for you.”

Meryn felt warmth spread through her at his words. He truly understood.

Aiden frowned. “Instrument, don’t you mean weapon?”

And that right there was why he was staying behind. She needed him to remain as he was. “It’s the same, hun,” she said smoothly.

“Okay.” Aiden pulled out his gun. “You can take mine if you want to baby.”

She shook her head. “I have the screwdriver Keelan made me.”

Darian walked over to her laptop. “Where are we going Meryn?”

She walked over and pulled up the map.

He scowled. “That’s low.”

She nodded. “On the bright side, the estate is like a hundred acres, so no one will see us if we portal in.”

Meryn looked to Ryuu who stepped close. “Let’s go.”

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