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After we closed up the house, I asked to drive us to my dad's lake house. I knew they would not be able to find it and thought it would be easier however I was a little angry at the wheel. Grady sat in the back this time and repeatedly looked at Lucian. It was now early morning and the moon was going down. On the way there I said "Marcross came to see me at Codger's, they are old friends. Marcross knew my parents but was closer to my mother. He wanted her for his mate but she set him up with her cousin Teelaya and he chose her as his mate. My mother took care of you when you were a baby when your mother died until Marcross could take over." Lucian was very quiet. He asked "What did my father want with you?" I looked at him and said "He told me he knew you claimed me for your mate and he wanted me to make sure if I didn't feel the same about you that I "free" you." He showed me how the 'Black Charm' works and then said he gave me a gift but I wouldn't know what it was until I needed to use it. I know now it must be the 'Black Charm' after meeting your brother." Lucian looked down and said quietly "Marcross didn't want you for himself?" I pulled into the long driveway of the lake house and stopped. I grabbed Lucian's hand and said "No, he was only concerned about you. He did something to me to calm the confusion I had, he called it 'calming my chaos' and I felt 100% better. I was able to process everything." He chuckled in relief and said "As an Alpha, he has powers and to my knowledge he has never abused any of those powers. If you felt any love from him, it was genuine. I'm not sure the 'Charm' was his only gift. He has deep feelings for you and I assume because of your mother." Grady then piped up in the backseat "God I can't take any more drama! Whew!" We all started laughing. I said "Hold on, wait until you meet my kids!"

The lake house was a quiet and everyone was still sleeping. I quietly unlocked the door to see the kids all sleeping in the living room instead of their rooms. I tiptoed us by then into the kitchen. The lake house was a nice six bedroom two level house right on the edge of an old lake. It had been my parents house and when my mother died my father only used it for vacations or to get away. Charise would come stay there when she was visiting but hated it because it was so protected no one could find their way there unless she took them there.

I made us some coffee. I was feeling very tired myself. Lucian, who required less sleep told me to go rest. At first, I laid down on a small chair and curled up like a cat. Lucian laughed and stood me up, and said "Go to an actual bed, Karina! I will stay up with Grady in case the children wake up and come get you. I thought I would sleep an hour or so but I woke up and it was noon! I heard laughter and chattng in the house. I jumped in the shower and found some clothes to change into. I felt so much better with my kids there and Lucian. I put on a bit of makeup and scrunched my hair on top of my head. I walked into the living room and my kids all jumped up to hug me. Shayla came over and I gave her a long hug, she said "Mom you smell so good, I missed you so much." Lucian and Grady had made themselves at home and the kids seemed to love them. Lucian was helping my son make a tower with a crane out of an old erector set we had. Grady was talking to Shayla of course and she would twirl her hair. I said "Hey, how is your boyfriend?" Shayla grinned and said "Who?" Then Grady looked at me and smiled. I didn't mind she was into him, their personalities were so similar.

Lucian said nonchalant "I told the kids we took care of the stalker but we would be moving. They love the idea!" I said, "Did you tell them everything?" He said, "Of course, all the options they have." My daughter was already finished with college and my son was finishing highschool. He cared more about sports than anything. He said "Mom, Lucian showed me this school I can start now that will finish my highschool and has an awesome sports program!" I said "Won't you miss your friends if you leave now, he said "Not really, they are all making plans to do other things as well." Shayla said "My mom the worrier! We are good mom!" I must have looked perplexed and certainly didn't think this would go this easy. I said "What about you Shayla? Your practice?" Shayla said "Yes and there is a firm up North that looks really appealing!" I looked at Lucian and said "Up North?" Lucian looked at me and said "Yes, so they will be able to acclimate better." I was trying to think of possble problems with what they were saying but I couldn't. I think received a thought "Come see me, I need to talk to you." I looked at Lucian and knew it was Marcross. Lucian said "I talked to my boys and they are coming here to move everything from your house in town. You won't need to do anything. Qujun has let everyone know we are coming so it will be a smooth transition." I said, "Where?" He laughed and said "I thought we would go up North for a bit to see my father while the kids are acclimating to their new job and school. The kids are good with it." I look over and Grady and Shayla are so into each other. She was an adult and I was confident she could handle herself but was worried because she didn't know about this other world yet. Grady looked up and said "I personally will make sure they are all set up and help them with any problems they may have." I understood what he meant. Lucian stood up and stretched. I looked over at Shayla and she was watching him biting her lip. She looked over at me, laughed and shrugged. She put her hand to the side of her mouth and whispered "You will have to fill me in on how you two met!"

Lucian said "If you don't mind, I would like to go freshen up myself." I said "Sure just down the hall and down the stairs. My bedroom is the only one down there. It has a shower with everything you need. He then looked at me and I realized he wanted me to go with him." I led the way and Lucian grabbed my hand. Electricity ran through me and I jumped. Lucian laughed and said "That is hard to get used to!" I said "I don't think I will ever get used to that! Does this die down at all? I mean in 10 years will I still feel like that or is it just the honeymoon phase right now?" Lucian stopped "Took my face in his hands and said "It never lessons, I asked." He then proceeded to kiss me deeply and I melted into his hands. When we took a breath of air, I asked "Are we moving by your father? I'm confused on where we are going?" Lucian said "Yes for a couple of months we will go up to the far North where my father is. He wants to see you and will explain a lot. I talked to him while you were sleeping. He wants to make sure your kids and business are taken care of so you have no worries but wants to make sure you are comfortable with everything. He wants you happy. The places your kids are going are run by members of our clan, they will introduce your kids to it slowly and it will be a healthy and gradual process. Not necessarily like you experienced." I said "I can't explain it but I feel really connected to Marcross since he came to see me at Codger's and I don't get it because it was before I claimed you as a mate." Lucian said "Like I said before, if my father has feelings for you, they are genuine. His intentions are nothing but good for you and me. He wants nothing but for us to be happy and to be a part of it." I didn' t tell Lucian but I secretly was excited to see Marcross. I wanted to explore the relationship between Marcross and I, and Lucian. I didn't entirely trust what Lucian said about the mates and the Alpha but it seemed to be true. I didn't have guilt or doubt about Lucian or Marcrosses's intentions. My senses are so heightened, I feel I would sense if something was off about it.