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ecstatic.
    The castle was made of dark stone and had turrets and battlements. She couldn’t tell, but she kind of hoped it had a moat. Because what castle was complete without a moat?
    Okay, she needed to calm down or she’d freak herself out or Levi.
    Levi grinned and pulled her along the sidewalk. She fell into step with him, taking in as much as she could. “London is actually fashioned after our realm, not the other way around. Many wizards tend to live there since the barriers between our realm and the human realm tend to be the thinnest there.”
    “That makes sense, I guess,” she said and stared off in the distance. “Is that a really castle?”
    Levi let out an annoyed breath. “Yes. That’s home.”
    She stopped in her tracks. “Home? As in… Dear God, you are a prince. Should I be kneeling or something?” He’d said before that he was a prince, and she’d even reacted, but with so much going on, it hadn’t really hit her.
    Levi ran a hand over his face, his other hand still clutching hers. “For the love of God, don’t kneel. Yes, I’m a prince here,” he whispered, bowing a bit so he was close to her. “That’s my family home. I actually live outside of it now, though I did grow up there. I’m still the same man I was before, Faith.”
    “I didn’t know you before,” she replied, her mind reeling.
    “Then get to know me without the title.”
    “If you’re a prince, what does that make me?” she squeaked.
    Hell, she squeaked. Like a freaking idiot.
    Levi grimaced. “Right now, that makes you Faith,” he said. “But once you meet my parents and are presented at court—if that’s something you want to do—then, well, you’d be a princess. It’s not like the human realm with a marriage or mating ceremony that’s needed for you to be crowned. The bond between us made that step happen, and my parents are the ones who approve of the crown anyway. They won’t be able to refute it like they could have if we’d been merely married rather than mated.”
    Marriage.
    Princess Faith.
    Well, wasn’t that just a bitch.
    “I’m just not going to think about that right now. Okay?”
    “Okay,” he said softly. “Want a tour?”
    She smiled then, relieved that he was going to take this slow. “Of course.”
    He showed her some of the shops and parks along the way to his place, talking to some of the townspeople and introducing her as his friend. It didn’t escape her notice that he never said the word mate, but as they were in his home and they hadn’t truly discussed what they were to each other, she didn’t blame him in the slightest. His words, though, didn’t stop the speculation in people’s eyes. She just raised her chin and let it roll off her. She was used to it.
    By the time they reached his place—not the castle, but near it—she was exhausted and full of energy at the same time. She had no idea how she could be both, but she couldn’t help it. She wanted to take in everything yet had already done so much.
    Levi’s home was a large three-story mansion that put her small house to shame. However, it was nothing like the castle. Unlike the castle that had been made of dark stone, this one was lighter and had large windows everywhere that made the place look open and inviting. The place was set off from the main road with large trees all around to hide it from prying eyes. It didn’t look like a new building, but was in good repair and looked as if someone cared for it.  Though it should have felt too big for her, for some reason, it felt warm, if not yet lived in. She couldn’t help but notice some of the boxes in the corner and the fact that the walls were bare. “Uh, Levi? When did you move in?”
    He grimaced and looked around at the place. “Two years ago. I moved in when I joined the Conclave even though I couldn’t really stay here often, if ever, and then with you…well, unpacking hasn’t been at the top of my priorities.”
    She snorted then looked around