Hugh watched the tension between his brother and his mate explode over the mission at hand. Neither of them was dealing with it particularly well.
Neither was he, but this was the price of returning to Kat, part of the deal he’d struck with his father.
It was also the price of keeping two worlds safe—both Earth and Ellandria. Now it was time to pay the piper, and the task ahead was the most dangerous thing he’d ever attempted, far more so than his escape acts, or all the old Rogue Hunting missions.
He’d cheated the grave thus far, and so had Kat. But how long could their luck hold out?
Hugh said a silent prayer to the Goddess to watch over them, then shook off his doubts and took the rest of the team to practice with their new equipment in the outdoor coliseum.
A while later, he track
