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That’s comforting.

Corbin’s laugh rang out, and he thought the guy was getting off on this. He just wanted to get home, get them all safe. No mistakes. Corbin and Hawk both seemed a wee bit…reckless.

Come on, Hawk! Hurry!

Just because there had been no guards didn’t mean humans couldn’t be about somewhere.

They burst out of the cave, and that was when they heard the great roar. Holy shit, Hawk had a voice on him. And then all sorts of shit went up in flames.

They moved as far away as they dared without leaving Hawk behind or burning, and they waited.

Hawk strode to them not long after they stopped running, and he was stark naked now, his clothes either burned off or lost because he’d shifted.

Well, that was one way to clear out a nest of vampires.

“Take us home, Orion,” Hawk said. “They’re gone.”

“Good.” He handed the baby pegasus to Hawk. “Okay, guys. Be ready to hold on tight to my mane with your free hand.”

He opened the portal, the blinding gold light shining from him, and he waited for the others to grab on before he leaped through, taking them right into the main hall of the house and closing the portal as quickly as he could so nothing could try to follow them in or get a fix on them.

Orion was always cautious.

“Oh my goddess, they’re home!” Cullen cried. “You’re here. Oh, love.” Cullen tossed himself into Orion’s arms.

“Here we are. Hawk was amazing. And your brother is like a ninja.”

“You were fine. Until you glowed.”

“You glow—Does anyone hear bells?” Cullen asked.

“See?” He looked at the baby in Hawk’s arms and held out his. “Can I take him back from you?”

“Of course. I should go dress. Did Cosmo go to the babies?”

“Yes. They were both crying. Elliot said it was hot.”

Hawk smiled faintly as he handed over the wee pegasus. “My fault. I’ll go make nice.”

“I’m taking this guy to my guest room,” Corbin said. “I’ll call Mom and see what she says, but until we know, we need to keep him contained away from the little ones.”

“Okay. Holler if you need us,” Cullen said. Then he looked at the foal. “Hello. Who is this?”

* * *

“Who is this?”Cullen asked.

“We found him with the fae man. He was hog-tied, Cullen! Hog-tied.” Orion was so mad, he could tell. And who wouldn’t be, if someone was harming this sweet little baby? Cullen touched the foal, and the bells…

Stopped.

Oh. “Orion. He’s?—”

“Ours.”

“Yes.” Cullen stared down as the wee one nuzzled his belly, making these little snuffling sounds. So adorable. So sweet.

“I knew it the minute I picked him up. But I’ll have to take him to the dads. If he’s not a shifter…”