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Nate is in for a culture shock at the end of his little holiday. But what a great time, being able to find out what you want and with who, with no pressure.

Honestly, a little surprised that Rory's sperm donor took this long to show up. Men like him want to control everything and when they can't, they tend to try and destroy it. I am sure that Audra and Jock's acceptance of Rory and continued support is what set him off, he though Rory would have to come crawling back to him. Rory wants Slav in his life, no matter where he is, they just have to figure out a way to make it work. Matthew and Irma are good for each other. Irma's father is what a father should be, while he may not agree with all that is going on, he listens and loves his child unconditionally. Gavin and Jason had a lovely weekend, of course the sperm donor cut it short but still. What a wonderful story about life and how messy and lovely it can be.

VIREX is destroyed but those that funded it, protected it, and benefitted from it are still around, and I am sure in power. That battle will never end. What about what VIREX caused, the interdimensional rifts, what will become of them?

There has seemingly been so much trauma in Remy's life that I truly do not know how he has made it through it still alive and even semi sane. Honestly, not truly sure that he is completely sane, his mask covers so much. I have come to like Marc, not sure that I fully trust him but... Anduin annoys me to the ends of the Earth however, and I so want him and that damn mistress of his to meet untimely deaths, really painful ones.

Well, hell, this is just the start of the adventure. Zeke and Josh are a little annoying, but damn, after they got to the basement, talk about hot. Darius and Joey are going to take the kids trick or treating, and I can totally see that. This isn't going to be easy, getting the dirty cop, then the Florida connection, then well, more to come. Josh will have to get off the drugs, that will not only make him hard for Zeke to stay with him, but it will also make him totally unreliable as far as helping the rest try and end all of this. You would think a four-million-dollar payday would be worth getting off that crap, but for some nothing is too high a price to pay for it.

Nothing brings desperation to the forefront like fear...

A truly underutilized genre but one that is not easy to work in. Some great selections here.

The need to sacrifice two witches in order to gain power to destroy the evidence that was found in the last case....

Oh, can't wait for the next story. Amazing insights.

As couples and separately, this group seems to be moving forward. Nathan and Matt, finding their way forward, step by step, gently and a little unsure. Peter and Vince are finding their footing, a little further along in the process. Finding that others new or suspected but staying the course. Freddie and Arvid trying to decide what they are; but keeping it light and fun. Much like Vince, I am constantly annoyed and dismayed by how cuts to budgets always seem to affect those that can least afford it; or parks and nature that often have no one to speak up for them.

Wish that I could say with survivors' people would believe more, that with time, money, and power, you can spin anything. They all went through another round of evolving, but to what end? Does the advancement ever stop?

Yikes, so two missing witches? Not sure I buy the idea of a duel, I can see one being proposed, but not complicated enough for this story, too easy... Of course, a duel but someone cheated and it created issues? Or has someone taken two witches? One with quite a bit of power, and the other, good but with connections? This is getting so good.

Josh may well be the only person that can solve not only his mystery but the one with the agency system as well. They need his DNA of course, but will it really be the fix or only a start. I am so glad that Josh shared what he was going through with James and Adam, and I think James is right, Greg needs to be looped in, sooner rather than later. William Reed Hastings IV help someone but himself? That I will have to see to believe. With old money and quiet power, image and reality often don't match up.

And maybe a spark of understanding. Of course, the idiots, or most of the human population, when it comes to something like this will cause problems that our group will be forced to deal with, let's just hope the issues don't get too bad.

Thanks for letting us know all the detail. Can't wait to see what everyone comes up with for this anthology.