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back inside my shirt. Looking down at Calienta, I caught her watching me. I reached down and squeezed her hand.
    “Dillion’s going to see what he can find out. He is one of them, though his defense of each of us at the wedding party could make that difficult. He’ll also look in on you, since your mother and I are probably being watched,” Lugh said, looking at Calienta.
    Alistair, now equipped with at least some information, had snapped into barrister-like planning mode. “How is it that they know where we are? They attacked the car in London. We have to keep Kellen away from them.”
    Lugh glanced at Calienta. The answer came to me before he spoke. “They can always find you if they want to, but Calienta is making it easier for them. On Earth, immortals stand out like a beacon, right?” I looked to Lugh, who nodded. “They have this inner light inside of them that is so much brighter than everyone else’s,” I added.
    “That means—” Alistair began.
    “That they will be able to follow you as long as Calienta’s with you. That’s how I found you all today. I could have used other means, but this was the simplest,” Lugh said.
    “Just a slight correction…”
    “What is it, Kellen?” Lugh asked.
    “Well, they’ll be able to follow us as long she’s immortal ,” I said. Calienta looked down, her hand slipping from mine.
    Lugh met my gaze. “I see where you’re going with this, Kellen.”
    A smile framed my face. “So we finish the wedding, and then you can turn her into a mortal. Let’s get everybody back and then we can pick up where we left off.”
    Lugh shook his head. “Kellen, I can turn Calienta into a mortal today, but there can’t be a wedding. Not yet, anyway. It’s too dangerous to go back to your Gran’s.”
    Gabe spoke up. “You could always try Vegas.” Though he wasn’t looking at me, he smiled as he made the suggestion.
    Lugh grinned at Gabe and they exchanged fist pumps. “Too obvious, but an excellent alternative, Gabe.”
    “I want to do this. You need to make me a mortal, Father,” Calienta said. “Then we have to go into hiding. I just don’t know where.”
    Alistair inclined his head to Calienta. “No, you need to go somewhere that has no ties to Kellen, or to you, my dear. It’s got to be somewhere that has no connection to either of you.”
    Gabe instantly donned a more stoic persona and proclaimed: “I know where we can go. It’s the safest place I know.”
    Lugh spoke like a true commander. “Then let’s not speak of it. Gabe, you will be in charge of the plans. Tell no one your destination.”
    A serious look appeared on Gabe’s face, as though he’d put on a mask. “Understood.”
    Gabe looked at me and I nodded, giving my consent. Holding Calienta’s hand tightly, I tried to think more about Gabe’s sense of determination. Though I didn’t know how Gabe would get us out of our situation, I had no doubt that he wouldn’t have volunteered for the job if he didn’t have a plan.
    But the thought that kept springing up in the back of my mind circled around the fact that we’d chosen to entrust our lives to the guy who’d once put a gallon of milk in the clothes dryer by accident.
     

 
     
     
     
     
     
    CHAPTER FOUR
    CALIENTA— IMMORTAL NO MORE
     
     
    Father turned to me. My hair slipped off my shoulder as he gave it a squeeze.
    “Are you sure you want to go with him?” Father jerked his head in Kellen’s direction.
    Ridiculous . Were mortal fathers this dreadful?
    “We can hide him on his own and I could take you home with me. You’d be safe there,” Father said, pleading with me. I had no doubt what emotions ran through him: he’d already lost two children to mortal loves. How could he handle losing a third?
    Alistair said, “And why wouldn’t she want to go with him? He’s a brilliant boy after all.” He crossed his arms in front of his chest.
    How nice. Kellen hadn’t had that many people stand up for him in his life. It