Their son fussed softly in his cradle. Teague could hear him faintly over the sound of Kira snoring softly. She\u2019d been a little stuffed up lately and had only just fallen asleep. He closed his eyes for a moment and said a silent prayer that the baby wasn\u2019t hungry\u2014that was the one thing he couldn\u2019t help with.
\n\tTeague pressed a kiss into Kira\u2019s hair and eased out of bed, padding across the wooden floor to Seamus\u2019s cradle. The baby quieted as Teague\u2019s shadow crossed over him, dim in the flickering of the fire in the fireplace.
\n\t\u201cAttention, huh?\u201d Teague murmured, reaching down. He lifted the swaddled infant and held him against his chest, cradled in the crook of one arm. He drifted out into the sitting room and to the front windows, peering out into the darkness, watching the northern lights ripple and dance in the night sky. Seamus made a babbling, cooing noise, squirming in his swaddle.
\n\t\u201cHush,\u201d Teague said. \u201cYou\u2019ll wake your mother and she needs to rest.\u201d
\n\tIt had been quiet since Cameron and Neve had left headed west, toward Phelan and Thom and all the rest\u2014almost too quiet, disturbingly quiet. It worried Teague more than he cared to admit, but he hadn\u2019t dared to voice his worry to his wife. The last thing she needed was his stress on her shoulders, especially now that they had Seamus. It was bad enough that he\u2019d still been feeling the effects of the attack that had nearly killed him before the world had come crashing down\u2014she didn\u2019t need another burden to carry.
\n\tStill, the Hecate hadn\u2019t launched another attack on him since that day, nor had anyone else. It was disturbing, worrisome.
\n\tEither someone was planning something, or they had moved on to other targets.
\n\tTeague had a sick feeling he knew who those targets might be, if that was the case, and it didn\u2019t bode well for anyone.
\n\tNot one bit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Their son fussed softly in his cradle. Teague could hear him faintly over the sound of Kira snoring softly. She\u2019d been a little stuffed up lately and had only just fallen asleep. He closed his eyes for a moment and … Continue reading