“This idea holds more merit for me as well,” Lucien put in.

“We’re working on that too,” Gregor shared.

“That’s good since an eternity of fame is far from tedious. It’s often frustrating and can be aggravating and I’d rather not expose Leah to enduring it,” Lucien shot back. “Therefore, I can obviously understand why Abel feels the same.”

“Lucien can seriously kick ass, as you know,” Leah said as explanation to me. “What you might not know is that the immortal world knows it too and thinks it’s awesome, and that’s not always good.”

“Ah,” I murmured.

“Find another way,” Lucien ordered Gregor.

“We are all destined to live in harmony,” Gregor returned, then finished on a dire note. “Or not.”

“We can accomplish that without all of us being poster couples in the press,” Lucien retorted. “So find that way.”

“Do you have another idea?” Gregor asked calmly.

“That’s not my job,” Lucien bit out, not calmly. “My job is to save humanity while keeping my bride and the rest of The Three alive. You’re the politician. Do your job.”

“I had concerns our plan would meet with negative reactions, so this isn’t surprising,” Gregor replied. “However, I’d still request that all of you consider it.”

“You’ve explained that you’re concerned about your family’s safety.” Cristiano spoke for the first time, his attention on Callum, “That being the case, I would further request that you consider utilizing Calder. He has a vast worldwide network and is able to find out a good many things. If The Three don’t wish to come out publically, then we must intensify our efforts privately to understand what the enemy is planning.”

“And Calder has activated his network,” Callum told Cristiano. “He’s just organizing those efforts from here.”

“He has a way with them,” Cristiano pointed out carefully.

“And he’ll use that way over the fucking phone,” Callum returned.

Cristiano drew in a breath before he nodded.

“Avery?” Leah called softly. “What do you think?”

The strange-looking man turned kind eyes to Leah and didn’t hesitate with his response. “Although I understand why it was suggested we utilize the media in our efforts, I’ll share with you what I shared with Gregor, that being I don’t think it’s an exceptionally good idea to have any of The Three identifiable by anybody around the globe. I believe this creates unnecessary vulnerability.”

To that, Gregor’s only response was for his lips to thin.

“There might be desperate times that call for desperate measures,” Avery went on. “Fortunately, we have not yet hit that time.” He took in a breath and finished, “Unfortunately, if we do not do something, I’m afraid that time is fast approaching.”

“And your idea would be…?” Callum prompted.

“My idea, I’m afraid, will be even less popular,” Avery told him.

“Share it anyway,” Callum ordered, and Avery nodded.