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of bodies on the ground that he knew were feline shifters. He cussed at the senseless loss.
    “Where in the hell is our backup?” he asked.
    No sooner had he said that when several black vans pulled up. The doors opened up, and coalition soldiers both Hawk and feline began to pour out. Half of them shifted, the Hawks taking to the air while the feline began to run down the Ravens who were in human form.
    “It’s about damn time,” Alden said.
    “Now you know how I feel most of the time,” Shane said, coming up with an evil grin on his face. “We assassins are always waiting on you guys to show your asses up when we go on duel assignments.”
    “I’m just crying in my Cheerios for you,” Andrew drawled.
    “You should be since I ate the last of your Lucky Charms ,” Shane shot back.
    Andrew cocked his machine gun. “Bastard, that’s a killing offense in our house. You know that. I thought that since you and Trevor got your own place, you would be staying away from our kitchen.”
    Shane shrugged before he pulled out his Glock and fired off a few shots, neatly killing off two Ravens. “I was hungry, and we were out. What can I say?”
    Alden gave them an incredulous look. Here they were in the middle of a battle, and those two were arguing about cereal of all things. That family was full of crazies.
    Alden was so busy looking at them that he didn’t see the Raven flying his way until it was too late. Claws raked his cheek and knocked him to the ground. Pain exploded in his head as it hit the hard packed dirt.
    Quick as lightning, Alden got back up to his feet only to be knocked down again when a Raven hit him on the other cheek. Great! Now he had a matching set of claw marks. This time Alden landed on his chest, sprawled out like some green soldier on his first mission.
    Boy, if Skye could only see him now, he would be laughing his ass off. But Skye wasn’t there. He was safe back at the HQ, no doubt sweating his ass off on the obstacle course.
    “You look like you’re really having a rough time there, slick,” Shane snarked.
    “Bite me,” Alden growled.
    “I would, but Trevor said it was rude, so I stopped it.”
    Knowing Shane, that was probably the truth. Alden got back up on his feet, traded his machine gun for a pair of Glocks, and started fighting again. He took cover behind a car and began shooting.
    Once the other teams arrived, they quickly got things under control. The Ravens were numerous, but so were the coalition soldiers. Before long, they had the Ravens flying or running away.
    Afterward, Alden looked around at all the damage and let out a deep sigh of regret. While it looked like they had only lost two civilians, their homes were all on fire.
    Damn the Ravens! And damn them for their hate!
    Why did they always have to attack the innocent? It made Alden think of Skye and his family and the hurt that had been caused by his attack. Of all the baggage that Skye still carried around. How years later he still hadn’t fully healed. How he might never be the same. It made Alden want to find every Raven out there and destroy them all.
    Afterward, they stayed until the cleanup crews came, and then they loaded up in the vans and drove back to HQ. The entire time there, Alden couldn’t wait to get back to Skye.
    He let out a sigh. What was he going to do? He knew that his feelings toward Skye were wrong. That Alden had more than crossed the line—he’d hopped, skipped, and jumped over it. He had strong emotions for Skye, and there was no denying it anymore.
    The van pulled into the parking lot of HQ, and they all unloaded. Alden quickly unloaded his weapons and debriefed then went to see what trouble Skye was up to. Logan went with him, no doubt for the entertainment aspect.
    He found Skye on the obstacle course. There was a crowd around him, too. Since they were all cheering and clapping, Alden knew it couldn’t be good.
    “Oh, shit!” he said as he rushed forward to see what his trainee had