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and Grace appeared a few weeks ago, it was suddenly Cam who was called into Miles’ office for extended periods.  Despite the fact that Miles shared with both boys that there was some undisclosed relationship between Theo’s family and their own, he refused to share the entire story. They only knew that Grace was the focus of his efforts. She was the reason that Gia had been sent into Theo’s life.
           Even in light of these details, Puck couldn’t understand how Cam had become the chosen one in regards to this project. He was assigned the job of forming a relationship with Grace. The only favor that Miles asked of Puck required no magic whatsoever. Instead, he was beset with the task of coercing his friends to be the entertainment at the wedding. This seemed to Puck like a task for which Cam would be better suited. Nonetheless, as trivial as it seemed, Puck was willing to use this task as a chance to prove his worth.
             Besides, tonight seemed like a good night to get out of the penthouse for a while. Titania’s maid arrived earlier to prepare one of the guest rooms. Having been advised by her lawyer not to vacate the penthouse, Titania had abandoned her suite at the Plaza and would return tonight to face her crumbling marriage head-on. Until she had a chance to get settled and move out of the common areas of the penthouse, the entire household would be walking on eggshells.
                         Puck didn’t like to get involved in his father’s ongoing attempts to rid himself of his current wife. There had been a time when Puck believed that Miles might come clean with Titania and share the story of the Oberon family legacy. After all, Titania came from a wealthy Spanish family whose roots could be traced back to a time when magic flourished in Spain. However, when Miles’ and Titania’s son, India, had been born, any question of Titania’s longevity in the family disappeared from Puck’s mind. Within a year or two, India began to show signs of telekinesis. In private, Miles told Puck that he needed sole custody of India in order to properly train him without Titania’s knowledge. Even though she might not see any actual instruction taking place, toddlers aren’t known for their discretion. Puck could remember many times in his own life that he caused a book to screech through the air toward Cam’s little head, right in front of a nanny. The Oberon family’s servants were paid handsomely in exchange for their discretion. India’s own mother would probably not be so easily dissuaded from demanding an explanation for any such slip-ups.
           Carrying his glass of scotch, Puck walked down the wide marble-tiled hallway toward his bedroom to change into casual clothes. However, before he made it, Titania’s Portuguese maid, Ana, emerged from the largest of the guest bedrooms. Puck loved having Ana in the penthouse. He loved the way her maid’s uniform fit her so snugly that the outline of her body was accentuated. He enjoyed the sound of her accent when she spoke. Mostly, though, he was crazy for the ease with which she could be coerced into joining him in his bed.
    As she began to move down the hall, she was so immersed in her duties that she didn’t see Puck for a second and almost ran into him.  Startled, she looked up at him, her round, deep brown eyes peeking out from under the hair that had fallen over her face.
                         “Hello, Ana,” he purred, reaching a hand out to brush the hair from her eyes. “I’m so pleased to see you here tonight.” Perhaps later, she could prove to be the one part of his day that wasn’t completely discouraging.
                         She blushed deeply and smiled up at him. “Titania and her son will be sleeping here tonight. She sent me to make up the room.”
                         “What could she possibly need that our regular staff didn’t