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soldiers who has to follow your every order.”
    “I know.”
    “And I’m not breakable.”
    “I know. Starting tomorrow, no more dummies. Just you and me.”
    Kayla moved so that the rest of her body faced me. She put a hand on my chest as I shut off the tap and dropped the washrag in the sink. Her touch warmed me, and I tucked a loose strand of dark hair behind her ear. Each day, I fell more in love with her. Her beauty, her kindness—her bravery… I had to quit pushing her away.
    I thumbed her bruised cheek as gently as I could. “Do you want to see a healer?” Though Kayla had the ability to heal others, she couldn’t mend herself.
    She shook her head. “No. If I’m going to be a warrior, I want to feel like one. Pain and all.”
    The corner of my mouth twitched as I tried to smile—and failed. I kissed her forehead and, against my better judgment, told her of tonight’s plan to visit New Mexico.
    “Do you want to come?” I asked.
    Kayla’s eyebrows scrunched. “Wait, you
want
me to come with you?”
    “Your magic is strong, and I doubt we’ll run into any trouble. Just promise me you won’t leave my side.”
    If I was going to prove to her that I trusted she could take care of herself, there was no better way than to include her. Besides, she
was
a powerful witch—I’d seen her practicing—and we could always use another Magus on our team. The odds of the coven still being in Albuquerque were low, anyway. At most, we would ransack their old meeting place for some clue as to where they’d moved. As far as missions went, tonight’s would be easy.
    Smiling, Kayla lifted on her toes and pressed her mouth against mine. An ache of longing ricocheted in my chest. It’d been too long since we’d been more intimate than a kiss here and there, or passing out in each other’s arms after exhausting days. Warmth seeped through my chest. I ached to be with her again. Tugging her hips closer to mine, I dug my fingertips into her hair at her nape and kissed her harder. She jumped back with a wince and held her fingertips to her bottom lip.
    “Blast, I’m sorry,” I said, frowning. “Sure you don’t want to have someone fix that? It doesn’t make you weak, you know.”
    She dropped her hand and shot me a pointed look before rolling her eyes. “Fine. Let’s go find a healer.”

    At exactly two o’clock, eight of us met in front of the tunnel that led to Caelum’s gate. Seth slept on his feet.
    “Need to stay behind?” I asked.
    He shook his head and blinked rapidly, forcing his eyes open. “Coffee. Need coffee.”
    Nolan pulled a small can from his pocket and handed it to Seth. An energy drink. I raised an eyebrow.
    “What?” Nolan asked. “I was going to drink it when we landed, but he looks narcoleptic.”
    “Oh, great. Give the guy with ADHD a shot of straight caffeine. That’s smart,” Samantha said.
    Seth snatched the bottle from Nolan’s hand and unscrewed the cap. “Hey, I’m not ADHD. I just like to move and talk. A lot.” He swallowed the liquid and coughed. “Man, that tastes like camel piss.”
    “You’re welcome,” Nolan replied.
    “All right, then.” I held out a hand to Kayla. We needed to get moving. “If everyone will link hands, I’ll evaporate us to our destination. Remember to stay quiet and invisible until we’re clear, which means: Nolan and Chad, you two need to hang on to a Protector once we land.”
    Nolan nudged Samantha. “You’ll keep me safe, right, baby?”
    Samantha pushed him away, and he laughed, but the glower she usually held for men who hit on her was gone. Instead, her brown eyes sparkled a little. Maybe he did have a shot.
    When the group linked hands, I evaporated to the exact spot Nolan had marked on the map, blinking slowly. As soon as I opened my eyes, my teammates’ widened.
    “Uh, Daniel?” Seth said, pointing over my shoulder.
    I turned. A sea of fifty Nightmares marched back and forth across the front lawn of what used to be an