It was before dawn, and Kevin was scowling as he breathed fire into the massive smoker to light it. His twin sister Kyra was nearby, lighting the large grills that would also be used to feed the residents of Obsidian. Kevin knew he should be happy. It was a day to celebrate his little cousin Willa’s recovery, Darla’s eighteenth birthday, and the many mates who had recently found one another. Instead of thinking of the many reasons to rejoice, he could only think about Gwen Williams and what she might do. A small fireball struck Kevin in the chest, dissipating into a puff of smoke without doing any damage. That made Kevin look at his sister. Kyra was grinning at him and pointed to the fey dragon perched on the handle of one of the grills. Kevin couldn’t help but chuckle as he looked at the

