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warrior s eyes were bloodshot, his face pale, his lips white. He was
kind of starting to scare Onyx.  Are you okay?
Syx shook his head.  No, I don t think I am.
 Onyx? Echo wiggled against his chest, his eyelids fluttering up,
and he smiled sweetly.  You re awake. Then the same mask of
worry settled over his face to mirror Syx s, and he scrambled to sit up
on his knees and begin touching him everywhere.
While Onyx enjoyed the attention, something was wrong. Taking
Echo s hands in his, he stilled their frantic movements and waited for
Echo to meet his gaze. Tears welled in Echo s eyes before spilling
over and sliding down his soft cheeks. He wiped at them roughly with
his fingers and groaned.  I m leaking.
Onyx chuckled softly.  You look gorgeous. He took Echo s
hand, brought it to his lips, and brushed a tender kiss over the
knuckles.  Why are you so upset, though?
Pressing his lips together, Echo glanced up at Syx. When his eyes
settled back on Onyx, he tried to smile, but it just looked painful.
 Are you hungry, love?
If it would give Echo something to do and take that lost look out
of his eyes, Onyx would eat every damn thing in the kitchen.  I could
eat.
 Great. I ll be right back. Echo scrambled off the bed, pulled on
a T-shirt and boxers, and hurried over to the stairs.
He d made it halfway up when Onyx suddenly realized where his
mate was going.  What time is it? he asked Syx.
 About four in the afternoon. Syx tensed around him, catching
on to the same thought Onyx was having.  Echo!
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Echo had already reached the door, though.  Be back in a
second, Echo called to them then pushed the door open. Warm rays
of sunlight slipped down the stairs to illuminate part of the basement,
and Echo screamed.
* * * *
 You scared the hell out of me. Echo placed a hand over his
racing heart as he glared at Hex.  What the hell?
Hex stared at him, his eyes rounded and his mouth hanging open.
Footsteps pounded up the stairs, the warriors yelling his name the
entire way. Echo jumped out of the way just before Syx could grab
him.  What is wrong with everyone? He pointed at Onyx.  You need
to be in bed.
 The sun, Hex breathed.  You re in the sun.
Echo s head whipped to the back door, and he gaped at the beams
of sunlight streaming in through the window. It didn t hurt. In fact, it
felt amazing. He wanted more. He craved those bright rays. A slow
smile started at the corners of his lips, spreading until his mouth
stretched wide over his face.  I m in the sun.
 So, you are. Hex mirrored his smile before snatching him up in
his arms and swinging him around in circles. They clung together,
laughing like loons. Echo could have learned to live without the sun,
but he was thankful beyond words that he wouldn t have to.
Hex kissed him on the lips and dropped him to his feet. His eyes
landed on Onyx, and he hurried over to the man, running his hands
over his face, down his neck, over his bare chest. He touched him
everywhere with shaky hands as his eyes followed the path.  You re
okay.
 Yeah, I m fine. Onyx took one of Hex s hands and brought it to
his chest to rest over his heart.  I m perfectly okay. Thank you.
 I didn t think I d be able to heal you, Hex admitted.  Do you
remember anything?
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 Just bits and pieces right now, but it s coming back to me. I was
scared I d never see any of you again.
Everyone converged on Onyx, touching and kissing him,
whispering soft words that Echo couldn t hear. He caught the
undertone of love and relief, however, and it made his heart sing.
They still had a lot of questions that needed answering, but they were
going to be fine.
Echo crossed the kitchen and busied himself with making coffee.
So what if it was the middle of the afternoon? He d just woken up and
needed caffeine. It would also give his mates the time alone they
needed with each other.
He d just turned the coffeemaker on when big arms wrapped
around his waist, and a hard body pressed against his back. He didn t
know who held him, and it didn t matter. Leaning back in his lover s
arms, Echo closed his eyes and sighed.
 I love you, Hex whispered into his hair.  Thank you for helping
me save him.
Smiling happily, Echo snuggled back against Hex s broad chest.
 I love you, too, big guy. And thank you for bringing him back to us. I
don t know how much more of this shit I can take.
Hex s hands began roaming his body, smoothing down his spine,
over his hips, and up his sides.  How about I make you forget for a
little while?
Echo s cock perked up, swelling and standing at attention inside
his boxers. Forgetting sounded really good.  What did you have in
mind, love?
Long fingers slid into the waistband of his underwear, skimming
through his closely cropped curls and dancing over his throbbing
length. Hex teased him, keeping the touch featherlight, caressing the
underside of Echo s cock with his knuckles.  Let me take care of
you.
 Let us take care of you, Onyx murmured.
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Echo opened his eyes and reached out to caress the side of Onyx s
face where he knelt on the floor in front of him.  How do you feel?
Are you sure you re up for this?
Onyx gripped his own naked cock, giving the hard shaft a few
good strokes as he smirked.  Oh, I am more than up for it. He
nuzzled his cheek against Echo s hip, his palm smoothing up the
inside of Echo s thigh.  I feel great, baby, promise. I need you,
though. Don t say no.
How could he? He d give any of his men whatever they needed.
To know he was the object of their desire made his head spin and his
dick ache. Then Syx was there as well, kneeling beside Onyx and
pushing Echo s shirt up his chest while Hex finally palmed Echo s
leaking cock and stroked it lightly.
Dropping his head back on his lover s chest, Echo groaned and
pushed his hips forward, pumping his hard length into Hex s loose
grasp. Hex tugged Echo s shirt over his head, and Syx and Onyx
worked to remove his boxers. Echo shivered and moaned when the
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