The first part of their task had gone easily enough after they had split from her love. They had moved quickly but cautiously through the woods with no trouble or sign or traps or cameras. With the denseness of the trees and the wildlife that used the area, it would have been a frustrating waste of time trying to cover all routes on such a large property so he had obviously not bothered and had focussed on direct routes and the land around the farmhouse itself.Yes, that part had been easy. Made so by the fact that Sinn kept talking to her and because Yoanna could feel her so deeply through their power. Just as they had reached the back of the barn though, Sinn had to hang up to go inside the farmhouse to confront her Father.The silence had chilled Yoanna and had her struggling to contain the urge to race after her even though she trusted that Sinn’s plan was the best they had given that she knew better than anyone what he was capable of. A gasp was suddenly rip

Opening the door to the cabin, Yoanna gently carried Sinn’s body inside and laid her down upon the bed. Sitting down next to her, Yoanna took Sinn’s hand in hers and brushed the hair back from her brow and ran the backs of her fingers across her cheek. Her skin was still so warm and soft that if she didn’t look at the blood or her stillness she could fool herself that Sinn would open up her beautiful green eyes any moment and grumble at her softly for waking her while warming her heart and soul with the loving smile she reserved for her.Leaning down, Yoanna caressed Sinn’s lips with her own. Filling her with power she begged and praying for her to wake up once more even though she knew it was pointless. There was no answering touch of power, no gentle stirring of lips. “Please come back to me, Sinn. I don’t want to go on without you.”Biting back a sob, Yoanna straightened back up and wiped away the sting of tears. “This

A gentle but persistent tapping on the door stirred Yoanna from sleep. Turning in Sinn’s warm embrace she looked at the clock on the mantel above the fireplace. They had slept through what had been left of the night and most of the day also she realised.Stretching languidly, Yoanna slid out from under the loving weight of Sinn’s arm and pulled the throw cover back over her before stepping into the bedroom to retrieve a robe. She couldn’t remember anything past falling asleep let alone reaching for it but she had the feeling it had more to do with the person still tapping on the door. “Come in, Ella,” she called gently.“Hey, hope you don’t mind, I just wanted to check you were both okay? And as I suddenly got the urge for French toast even though I wasn’t hungry I was thinking that was maybe down to you?” Putting down the tray she was carrying, Ella smiled down at Sinn all snuggled down under the throw on the couch

Sinn could almost feel the tenseness in the library even before she opened the door and stepped inside with Mel. Most of it was coming in waves off of Marcus and Eric though as they paced around. Seeing Mel, Eric abandoned his pacing and moved to greet her as Sinn sat on the arm of the couch next to Yoanna who was watching Ella nursing Aimee. Tilting back her head, Yoanna accepted Sinn’s gentle kiss. Placing a hand on Sinn’s leg she ran her nails lightly over the inside of her thigh. “Okay, you two are reasonably calm and Marcus looks like he’s about to blow a fuse… what happened with that call?” “Ella and I are mulling things over waiting on you, and Marcus is tense because of where the call came from.” She lay her cheek against the hand Sinn ran over her shoulder as she watched the big man stalking around, his body bristling with anger and frustration. “England, what they did, what they still do, does not sit well with any of us but, while he made it out in

Moving her head just enough to evade and not throw herself off balance, Sinn felt the air brush past her cheek as she moved in under the foot aimed at her head and tried to sweep Yoanna’s other leg out from under her while she was still following through with her kick.With just about anyone else it was a move that would have worked but catching Yoanna off balance was never easy at any time let alone while they were sparring in the gym. Instead of leg, Sinn’s attempt met with thin air as Yoanna let her move carry her over and Sinn nearly caught her other foot to the head instead.Grabbing a handful of popcorn from Ella’s bag, Mel sat down and watched as the two women sparred at a blistering pace that was almost too fast to keep track of. “Damn, Sinn’s gotten faster.&rd