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    I answer him chuckling, wiping happy tears from my face.
   
    'My perfect, perfect queen'
   
    He thinks making me giggle
   
    "It's so weird, I can hear your thoughts like you are talking to me"
   
    I push them out of my head and put up a block, he may wish to listen to my thoughts all day but mine were more than enough for me to handle. He chuckles kissing me then pulling back to look at his own matching marks. I had seen marks that had a lot of Ailm marks on them but ours were different, ours had Lycan marks, some Ailm marks, and even a few wolf marks.
   
    "I think it's because we are king and queen"
   
    Cleo ponders, mum knocks the door, I frown looking to Carter
   
    "I knew who it was?"
   
    He smirks kissing me again
   
    "We are fully ascended you have some access to my Gifts now too"
   
    "Coming mum"
   
    I shout, jumping from bed as I let my senses free. I wanted to see what else I could do. I dress in black skinny jeans and a white vest top with black pumps and a red cardigan.
   
    I was so excited to see Adlai, I know she wasn't ours but it was still nice to have a kid here to look after, to make her dreams come true. I just wish we could save her.
   
    "Are you ready to wake the princess? And she might not be ours by birth but she will be in our hearts and that's all that really matters"
   
    Carter says from behind, I jump hoping on the spot
   
    "Yes I know! Oh I can't wait any longer let's go"
   
    I grab his hand and drag him out of the room, I open her door and all I can hear is snoring. Ghost lay on the bed on his back with his feet in the air, Adlai had one leg over him laying upside down in the bed. Her snores were a lot quieter the ghosts
   
    "That wolf is no longer a wolf, I swear he's like an over privileged dog"
   
    I snort nodding my head, I loved ghost so much but Carter was right he would much rather be a pet than a companion. He would much rather lay down sleeping then go out hunting with his pack. He would rather eat the food on my table then make the effort to share with all the others.
   
    I go to her and shake her awake but Carter stops me pulling out his phone and he takes the most adorable photo of them both.
   
    "We need photo evidence of that"
   
    He tells me grinning at them both. I had to agree it would be a good idea to take lots of pictures and treasure loads of memories for as long as possible. I gently shake her awake.
   
    "Princess Adlai, are you ready for breakfast"
   
    She mumbles something then rolls over pushing my hands away. I chuckle and shake her again
   
    "Adlai, mum made pancakes"
   
    She huffs and looks at me
   
    "But I'm to tired to walk"
   
    Carter grin, coming over and opening his arms
   
    "I'll carry you"
   
    She nods yawning, then she gets up and climbs into Carter's arms, resting her head in the crook of his neck. I grin as he wraps his arms around her and I can see how much he wants that. He wants a child. I shove ghost to wake him up,
   
    'damn wolf slept through it all. Some guard wolf he is'
   
    I chuckle at Carter's thoughts and whistles for ghost to follow. He was a perfect guard wolf when he was awake.
   
    'Yeah some good that is'
   
    'Damn your salty this morning'
   
    'Sorry, it's just I already like this'
   
    'What? Being a dad?'
   
    'Yeah, I don't know why or when but yeah I do like it, I like it alot'
   
    I smile, squeezing his arm as we make it up the stairs. Mums face lights up when she sees us coming with Adlai in Carter's arms. She wished for that too.
   
    "Adlai I'm setting you on the chair so don't fall off"
   
    She mumbles something as mum places the pancakes in the middle of the table and suddenly Adlai's nose shoots up in the air and she moans
   
    "Yummm"
   
    Carter chuckles, placing her on the chair and he kisses her head as I fill a plate for her. Our parents watch us as we fuse over her. She giggles loving all the attention. Then we sit beside her
   
    "So what's the plans today?"
   
    Mum asks us, I shrug
   
    "First we should get the rest of the people settled into rooms at the hospital"
   
    I tell them filling coffees for us both
   
    "Before that we have an appointment with the manager of the prefab business. He cancelled his morning to get this sorted"
   
    I tell Carter he nods his head
   
    "What about princess Adlai?"
   
    Scott asks us grinning at her
   
    "What would you like to do Adlai?"
   
    Carter asks her
   
    "Help you"
   
    She replies
   
    "We can take the meeting here and Adlai can rest for the morning and after she can help us at the hospital"
   
    Carter tells her, dads and mum all look at each other, grins on there faces
   
    "Well first we have got to make Adlai look the part so after breakfast we are going to choose a dress"
   
    Scott says, she grins looking at him
   
    "Can you plait my hair Carly?"
   
    I tap the table excitedly, iv always wanted a little girl to dress up and adore like I was when I was young
   
    "Of Course I can. Eat up and later we can go to the shops and you can help us choose toys and games for all your friends"
   
    Her eyes widen and she jumps clapping her hands together
   
    "Really?"
   
    "Really, really"
   
    She digs into her food, hardly taking a breath as she devours it without a breath. We finish our food then return to the bedroom where dad pulls out a few dresses for her to choose from.
   
    She excitedly decides on a pretty red leggings dress and a black cardigan and little red pumps with some black jewels on the top.
   
    "Now we match"
   
    She tells me spinning around in her dress giggling
   
    "Yes we do, now shall we do your hair princess?"
   
    "Yes please"
   
    She squeaks, running straight over and jumping on the bed. Dad leaves us and Adlai climbs in between my legs as I brush her hair.
   
    "Are you like my mummy now"
   
    She asks me, I purge my lips unsure of what to say back as I start an intricate plait in her hair
   
    "Is that what you want me to be?"
   
    I return hopeful that that was the case
   
    "Yes"
   
    My heart swells, if only she knew how much I wanted her to be my little girl. Because I did. I wanted a child of my own to love, to care for and to adore.
   
    "Well then it would be an honour to be your mummy"
   
    She looks at me then
   
    "And Carter my daddy?"
   
    I nod grinning at her
   
    "Yes and Carter your daddy"
   
    "Thank you"
   
    She whispers, I frown
   
    "For what?"
   
    I ask holding her shoulders as she drops her head slightly
   
 

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