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own with the same silvery bolts coloring the irises. His skin was alabastrine and his hair was the mahogany-red of Callum and Calder's. Not surprisingly to Dylan at this point, for these were the children of his seed, of his precious honey’s womb and heart, he saw that facially, the little cherub was a dead ringer for Patrick. Adding the boy to his cluster of babies, he then returned his focus to the now empty and dimly glowing opening. The earth at the bottom of the cradle rose up, filling from bottom to top, and he could feel the subtle stirring of the wind carrying the familiar voices of his parents, reminding him of his duty. Closing his eyes, he silently offered thanks and devotion to The Almighty.
Done with his spiritual solicitations he turned to see the wolves sitting protectively over the babies. He gathered the alert little trio in his arms and rose to his feet. With the wolves leading the way, he walked the distance to the front of the house and used his elbow to ring the doorbell. When his three brothers opened the door, he fought hard not to laugh at the shocked looks on their faces. “Where's Carolina?”
Chris looking very relieved answered, “She's upstairs in the nursery with Callum. We were just heading out to find you. Where the heck have you been and where did you get those little critters from?”
He grinned like a Cheshire cat. “Not to sound rude, but none of your business and you can bet I won't be wishing for y'all to get any like 'em. Now each of you gets to hold one of 'em for a few minutes while I go and take care of some things.” Not forgetting the debt he owed to his animal companions, Dylan turned to thank them but they had disappeared.
Chapter 21

Freshly showered and dressed in clean clothes, Dylan stood in the doorway of the nursery, “Callum, son, where are your brothers?”
Callum considered his father and answered casually, “They said they had things to do before the wedding and that I needed to stay here and help mom.”
Carolina gave Dylan a look of concern, “Where have you been?”
“Just a minute.” He resumed his talk with Callum,