Colton heard a few snickers and he glared at his brothers, silencing them immediately. “Thank you, Oracle,” he said, “I will be sure to have our pictures taken wearing these, along with our crowns, while sitting on our thrones.” Smirking, he added, while narrowing his eyes and giving his brothers the death glare, “I’m sure all my brothers will enjoy seeing my mate dressed in his royal attire, won’t you?”
“I know they’ll be very proud of both of you, as will I,” Jackson said, smiling.
“Your parents will be very happy, Ian. When are you going?” asked Maximus.
“Soon,” Ian answered. “We’re waiting to hear from them about what they’d like to see so we can plan an itinerary.”
“Let me know as soon as everything is set,” Jackson said.
Cody then spoke up, “Oracle, I believe you need to see me and Dylon and we want Jackson and Steel to join us, if that’s okay with you,”
“Certainly,” Oracle agreed. “When do you want to meet?”
“Now, if you have time. We have a lot to do but this comes first,” Dylon said.
Jackson rose and carried Daniel over to Logan. “Sorry, bro, I hate to do this, but Daniel needs his diaper changed.”
Reaching out to take him, Logan said, “Come here, my little wolf. Let’s get you changed and then we can have some fun.”
Everyone headed off in different directions. Carson saw Cody following Dylon, as they headed to Jackson’s office and he rushed after them, hoping to speak with Cody alone. Approaching from behind, he grabbed Cody’s arm.
Dylon could feel a hand on his mate and swirled around, baring his fangs, ready to protect Cody from assault.
Carson’s eyes widened and dropping his hand immediately, stepped back from his brother, “Whoa, Dylon, I’m sorry. I just wanted to apologize to Cody and you. I wasn’t going to do anything. Honest!”
Cody grabbed Dylon’s hand and whispered, “He is telling the truth, babe. You don’t have anything to worry about.” Turning to Carson, he said, “I know, and we will talk, Carson. But right now, I need to speak with Oracle and Jackson. Can we talk later?”
Carson nodded. “Let me know when, bro.” He backed away from them, unwilling to turn his back on Dylon.Holy fucking shit!
Cody tugged at his mate. “Let’s go, babe. He didn’t mean any harm.”
Dylon scowled at Carson before retracting his fangs and turning back toward Jackson’s office. Wrapping his arm protectively around Cody, he nodded before saying, “Okay,ma moitié,let’s get this over with.”
Oracle saw the whole thing and she smiled. The bonding was complete and Cody was now protected by Soteria, the goddess of safety. Quickening her step and falling in behind them, she was eager to reveal what she knew.
Once everyone was seated, Jackson looked at Cody and Dylon and then began, “I’m assuming your claiming has been completed.” Seeing both nod, he continued, “And now you want to find out what gift the Fates have given Cody, correct?”
“Partly…we know the gift but both of us have questions about it,” Cody said.
“Really? What’s your gift, Cody?”
Cody looked at Dylon who indicated he should answer. “I can become invisible.”
Jackson looked stunned. “What the fuck do you mean…invisible? You mean like…disappear? I won’t be able to see him? Will Dylon? What happens if he gets hurt? How will I find him?” Jackson growled. “Oh no, this is too much!”
“Bro, calm down,” Cody pleaded, “let Oracle explain. It’s all right. Please, Jackson. This is important. I need you to know this.”
Jackson heard Steel telling him to listen to Oracle through their mind link and felt his mate’s hand on his leg, offering support. Closing his eyes, taking a deep breath and using his Alpha strength, Jackson calmeddown. He had to trust the Fates to keep his brother safe. Opening them, he looked at his brother, noticing how calm and happy he was. Taking that as a sign his brother was no longer in danger of dying, he said, “Okay, Cody, I’ll listen to Oracle.”
Cody smiled broadly. “Thanks, bro. Oracle, please tell me and Dylon about my gift.”
“Let me start with his foresight ability because it is interconnected with his gift. As you know, Cody has visions, some of which are very graphic about the pain the person in the vision is experiencing. When he has a vision, he leaves this world and goes to another realm. There, he sees what is happening but feels nothing. However, upon his return to this world, Cody’s mind sees the vision many times and each time his mind feels the pain and suffering experienced by those in his visions.
“Over the last few years, the pain became so overwhelming Cody was thinking about ways to avoid it, including permanently shifting into his wolf or staying in the vision realm. His commitment to you and his brothers kept him from doing either. However, once Daniel was born and you and Colton were safe, Cody found it harder to come back from the realm where there was no pain.”
Jackson looked at his brother. “Cody, how close were you to not returning to this world before Dylon?”
“Maybe a couple of days.”
