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made-vampire and a born vampire would have a vampire that would crave blood but not as much as its made parent. A made-vampire and a human would have a milder version of the made-vampire parent. This can sometimes get tricky if the human is the female and she has to carry a vampire craving blood inside her, but it’s been done before, many, many times and for many centuries.
    “Darby, I know you are tentative, to say the least, but you just risked your life to save this guy. I think that should tell you something. You can’t always rationalize things, especially matters of the heart. Sometimes you have to go with what your heart tells you not your mind. My heart tells me I can trust Blake and I didn’t reveal magical powers to make sure I could have a future with him. I think your heart knows Devon is worth a leap of faith.”
    “I know he’s worth it. I’ve known since we first spoke. And you are right; all relationships are complicated in their own ways. Thank you, Rowan.   You’ve really helped.” She leaned over and hugged her sister tightly and just as she was pulling away, Devon and Blake were back.  
    Devon handed her the sweater that she had left in the car and sat back down where he had been seated before. She leaned over and raised both her hands to each side of his face with such gentleness, his heart leapt.  
    “I’m sorry I freaked a little before. You kind of caught me off guard.   I’m the one who’s always looking out for Rowan and everyone else around me, so sometimes I can be a bit pessimistic until I’ve had time to think things through.   Rowan has helped me fast-forward through some of that but, Devon, I don’t care what you are, or even what you’ve done in the past.   I do know that when you were hurt last night, something I can’t explain came over me like nothing ever before, and all I wanted was for you stay with me forever, smile, and be happy. The rest will work itself out.”
    Devon leaned in to her and kissed her. First, he grazed her lips with his, and then followed with an amazing and truly intimate kiss. They smiled at one another still in their own little world until Rowan and Blake clapped, cheered, and cat- called, “Woo Hoo!”
    “Wow. That was pretty spectacular,” Rowan said.
    “I think I saw fireworks and maybe even heard a little background music playing. Didn’t you hear it?” Blake asked Rowan.
    “I think I did,” she agreed.   Devon and Darby blushed.
    “Okay! Okay! Well, I guess Darby is up to speed now.”
    “I’ll say, and then some,” Rowan said. Everyone laughed.  
    Rowan continued, “So now that we’re all good with the vampire thing, we still need to deal the guys after you two. So what do we know?”
    “Well we know Terrence Paine has some kind of vendetta against your family.   I think we should find out what that is and deal with him.   If he goes away then the thugs go away,” Darby said.
    “Darby had suggested last night that maybe we should go through Mom and Dad’s things and see if there is anything that might be of use in finding what got Terrence Paine’s boxers in a twist,” Blake said.
    “Well, I don’t think I said that exactly, but yeah, that is the gist,” Darby said.
    Rowan asked, “Where are your Mom and Dad’s things?”  
    “Everything is in Ireland in a storage locker.   That’s where Mom and Dad had settled.   At the time, there was no need in bringing the stuff here. Blake and I moved around so much and it was just one more thing to move.   I figured we would keep it there until one of us settled down,” Devon answered.
    “I would have done the same if we hadn’t wanted to live here when our parents died. Our family has been here so long, Rowan and I just couldn’t see any reason for leaving.   We did put some things up in the attic though, items that were too hard to see everyday; plus, in order for it to be our home, we needed to have something of our choosing in it.   Otherwise it would be