Page 53 of The War is Coming

Henry floated back in and went and stood beside Nick, putting his arm around his shoulders.

“Where did you go, sweetheart?” Nick asked.

“I went and sat with Tudor. Alex and Bubo are up there with him as well.”

“I would say I can’t imagine how Alex feels at the moment, but yes, I can,” Ash said softly.

Paris picked his hand up. “Sorry.”

“Not your fault babe. You had to save Silver.”

Just then Grayson woke up and stretched.

“Welcome back,” Nick said to him.

“Hey.” Grayson sat up and looked around just as Chase awoke.

“Morning,” Chase said, sitting up.

“There’s food waiting under the covers. Oz assured us it would stay hot,” Atticus told them.

“Thank goodness, I’m starving,” Grayson said, lifting the lid and sighing happily.

“Me too,” Chase said, “and coffee, really need a coffee.”

“In the travel mug,” Paris said to him.

“Yay,” Chase said, flicking the lid and taking a sip.

“So, what did we miss?” Grayson asked.

“No idea, we’ve been focused on you guys,” Ash replied. “I’ll catch up on all the news later.”

“We can pretend this is a nice family gathering,” Henry said, as the door opened and Jason and Alex walked in.

“Howdy campers,” Jason said, grinning.

“Campers?” Mateo queried with a laugh.

“I would say sleepers, but that sounds weird,” Jason admitted.

“Or you could have just said, Morning,” Ash pointed out.

“Boring.”

“How are you coping, Alex?” Atticus asked him.

“Missing my Tudor. Thankfully, he’s fully resting and has no idea what’s been happening.”

“I think we’re all pleased about that,” Cade said.

“How did you and Donovan get on with your search yesterday?” Ash asked him.

“Search?” Atticus asked.

“Donovan and I went to see if we could find any clues for where this rogue island is. We went to a biker bar I know; they know pretty much everything that’s going on,” Alex said, flashing a quick grin. “I lost count of the number of times Donovan got invited into the back.”

Cade laughed. “Well, he is good looking.”