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he sagged back against the sofa, a sheen of sweat on his forehead.

Grandma Hannah got up and leaned forward, whispering in Aiden’s ear. With a shudder Aiden’s eyes opened and he blinked as he focused on the room around him.

“The dream has ended,” Grandma Hannah told them. “You will remember what you saw. Your dream walk is now part of your memory.”

Grandma Sylvie let go of Elise and got up. “I’ll fix us all a drink. I think we need it.”

She went to the kitchen area and grabbed some glasses and a bottle of whiskey Grandma Hannah kept for medicinal purposes. The glasses clattered together as she carried them in on a tray which she set down on a side table.

“Elise, there are some freshly made cookies in a container on the counter. Why don’t you fetch those, too?” Grandma Hannah instructed as she got up from her footstool and placed her hand on her lower back.

“I’ll get them.” Elise darted out of her seat, grabbed the cookies and returned to the living room. “Here.” She pulled the lid off the container and thrust the cookies under Caleb’s nose.

“Thanks.” He put his hand to his temple and yawned as he took a cookie.

“Aiden.” She offered him a cookie as Flora knelt by his feet, her face a mask of concern for her mate.

“You should eat something,” Flora told him. “It’ll help ground you.”

“I don’t feel much like eating.” Aiden reached for a cookie, his face pale as he took a bite.

“Drink, too, and then you can go rest,” Grandma Hannah told them.

“We have to get back to Wishing Moon Bay,” Caleb replied wearily.

“You should rest,” Elise urged.

“No, we need to go visit Oscar.” Caleb ate his cookie and sipped his liquor, the color slowly coming back to his cheeks.

“So, you remember?” Elise’s throat constricted as she swallowed down her emotions. Of course they must remember, they both looked as if they were in shock.

“I remember everything,” Caleb replied hoarsely.

“Everything?” Aiden asked.

“Yes. Do you?” Caleb half turned to look at his brother.

“I remember our family.” Aiden’s eyes glistened with tears. “I remember Mom and Dad and Zara. I remember being sad after they died and living with our aunt and uncle.” He stopped talking and rested his head in his hands.

“Don’t force yourself to remember if it’s too painful.” Flora wrapped her arms around her mate.

“It’s painful, but it’s also…” Aiden placed his hand over his heart. “It fills me with such happiness. It’s like I have them back in some small way.”

“And do you remember who took us?” Caleb whispered.

“No. I got lost in the rest of it.” Aiden coughed and cleared his throat. “I’m sorry.”

“There’s nothing to be sorry for.” Caleb reached for his brother and hugged him. “I’m just grateful we got to remember Mom and Dad and baby Zara.”

“Will you tell us what you remember?” Elise asked quietly.

Caleb let go of his brother and reached for Elise’s hand, squeezing it tightly. “I will.”

Elise leaned forward and kissed the back of his hand, needing her mate to know she was there for him. Whatever he remembered, she would be by his side as he dealt with it.

Even if he planned to track down the person who hurt them and bring him to justice.

Chapter Twenty-Eight – Caleb

“Caleb.” Elise’s soft voice pulled him out of the past and back to the present.

“I drifted off.” He blinked, trying to clear his head as he tried to make sense of what he’d seen when dream walking.

“You did.” She brushed her fingertips across his forehead. “Do you want to go lie down? Perhaps if you rest and sleep for a while, you’ll feel better.”

“No.” He shook his head, adamant that rest was the last thing he needed. “I want to go see Oscar.”

“That can wait until tomorrow.” Grandma Sylvie studied him closely. “You don’t have to prove you’re a hero or anything.”

“That’s not what this is about,” Caleb replied. “It’s about keeping Zara safe.”

“Why don’t you tell us what you saw? What you remembered?” Grandma Hannah prompted as she set down a tray of hot tea on the footstool. “Here, drink this. It’s an herbal mix that’ll help clear your head. But I agree, you should stay here for the night.”

Caleb shook his head once more. “The sooner we speak to Oscar, the sooner we can deal with whoever is stalking Zara.”

“And you have the information we need to do that?” Aiden’s eyes were red-rimmed as if he’d been crying as he entered