Chapter Six
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DALLIN HADN’T BEENlying when he’d promised Tyne that he’d try.He hoped Tyne hadn’t, either, but he was keeping an eye on his brother and Meyer.He wanted to be the first to know when the two of them finally figured their shit out.So far, he hadn’t seen any differences, but he wasn’t giving up hope.
What hewasgiving up was his quiet time.Now that he was coming out of his office and bedroom more often, it felt like he was always surrounded by his brothers.Penley was the one who spent the most time with him, but the others weren’t far behind.Even Jarvis had become a bit clingy, which was unlike him.Thankfully, he was distracted by his boyfriend and their son, but still.
It was a lot.Dallin was grateful because he loved his brothers and didn’t want them to worry about him, but he did wish he could have a bit more privacy sometimes.Moping wouldn’t help, but that didn’t mean he couldn’t do it every so often.
He glanced around the living room.Would someone stop him if he tried sneaking out while they were watching this movie?When he’d agreed to watch it, he hadn’t realized it would be a marathon, but apparently, that was the only way to watch this series.Penley hadn’t been pushy, and Dallin couldn’t say that watching cars race on the screen was his thing, but at least no one was bothering him for not being here.It wasn’t fair, though.Ansley was nowhere to be seen.Tyne had taken one look at the screen and left.Why was Dallin expected to be present when everyone else could leave?
At least the eye candy on the screen wasn’t bad.Dallin tried to distract himself by staring at the pretty people, but it still wasn’t enough.Like always, his thoughts drifted to Sol, and he wondered what might be happening to him right now.
He wasn’t sure he wanted to know.
A door slamming made him jump.Penley glared at the ceiling, but apart from that, no one did anything.That didn’t last long because when footsteps came running down the stairs, Dallin and everyone else in the room knew something had happened.
“I found him!I found him!”
Dallin exchanged a glance with Bennett, who was sitting next to him.Bennett took his job as a shield very seriously, always including Dallin even though Dallin wasn’t his mage.It was sweet, and Dallin was grateful.
He didn’t miss the way Bennett placed himself closer to both him and Penley as they faced the living room door.It was closed, but it banged open, making Dallin jump.
Thorne wouldn’t be happy if he had to have work done on the wall because Ansley had slammed the door open, but no one cared about that right now.Ansley looked a bit wild.His hair was all over the place, and his eyes were wide as he looked around the room.His gaze stopped on Dallin, and he rushed forward.
Dallin wasn’t afraid of him.He knew his brother, and Ansley would never do anything to hurt him.That was why he didn’t react even when Ansley grabbed him by the shoulders.
“I found him,” Ansley repeated.
This time, the words sank in.Dallin gaped at Ansley, trying to find the right words for what he needed to ask.
“You found Sol?”Bennett asked.
Dallin could have kissed him, but he squeezed his shoulder instead.
Ansley nodded.“I did.I cast the spell, and this time, I found him.We need to go before he moves again.”
Everyone exploded in a flurry of movement that made Dallin feel dizzy.He needed to do the same, but he felt lost.
Were they really about to get Sol back?It was what Dallin had wanted all along, and he still did, but he was also terrified.
He shook himself.He had no idea what was about to happen, but if it led to a chance of finally freeing Sol from Carlyle’s clutches, they had to take it.Ansley was right.They had to be fast before Sol was moved again.Or maybe Sol had managed to escape, but even if he had, it would still be dangerous.Carlyle would go after him.No matter the reason Carlyle had taken him, if Sol was free and Ansley was able to find him, it probably meant that Carlyle hadn’t gotten what he wanted.
They all ran out of the living room and toward the courtyard.Dallin briefly wondered if anyone had warned Jarvis, but he didn’t have to wonder long.Jarvis rushed into the entrance, frowning and visibly confused.
“What’s going on?”
“I found Sol, and we’re going to get him back,” Ansley declared.“You have to open a portal.”
“I will, but we need to think about this.”
“We don’t,” Dallin snapped.“We have to get to Sol before Carlyle.If he escaped, he doesn’t have a lot of time.”
“It could be a trap.”
Dallin blinked because he hadn’t thought about that.His only thought had been to get to Sol.
“Jarvis is right,” Tyne said as he strode forward.
