He cupped Sunshine's cheek so that he could stare into her dark brown eyes. There was nothing about her features that reminded him of his wife, but her actions...
"Talon? What's wrong?"
He couldn't speak. He didn't dare tell her that she reminded him of a woman he had loved fifteen hundred years ago.
"Nothing," he said quietly. "You need to dress."
She got up.
"Speirr?"
Talon grabbed the blanket and covered himself as Ceara shimmered into his cabin.
"Is something wrong?" Sunshine asked as she noted his sudden discomfort.
He shook his head.
Ceara drew up short as she caught sight of Sunshine. Her eyes widened. "You have company?"
He didn't answer. He couldn't without clueing Sunshine into the fact that Ceara was with them.
"Is there a problem?" he asked.
"No," Sunshine said.
"Yes," Ceara responded. "Did you know Acheron is looking for you?"
Talon scowled. He grabbed his cell phone from the nightstand and dialed Acheron's number.
No one answered.
"Is his phone turned off?" he asked.
Sunshine's scowl matched his. "Whose phone?"
Ceara shook her head. "He's been trying to reach you all night."
His frown deepened. Looking down, he dialed Nick.
Again, no answer.
"This is weird," Talon said. "No one answers."
Sunshine shrugged the matter away. "Not really. It's almost two a.m. Maybe they're asleep."
"Trust me," he said, "these guys are wide awake right now." He turned back toward his sister. "Ceara, where's Acheron?"
"Ceara?" Sunshine asked. "Acheron? What are you talking about?"
Ceara ignored her interruption. "He's with Artemis at the moment, but he's been worried about you."
"Why did you wait so long to come?" Talon asked.
"I couldn't get here any earlier. Something kept me blocked from you."
"Since when?"
"I don't know. Something has its power cocooned around you. Something dark and evil."