Page 121 of Destined Paranormals: Volume One

“It’s so nice. This house is probably four times the size of any of the houses in my village.”

“Sounds like the village I grew up in. Houses were small and not verra nice. I miss me parents and brother, but I donna miss the primitive house.”

I knew Wallace was old but didn’t know exactly how old. “We really like this one,” I told him.

“Enough to claim it?” Wallace asked. He looked at Asher in question.

“I mean, if we can, yes. It’s amazing here. Can you imagine what it’ll be like filled with your things?”

I grinned. “We’ll go shopping and pick out things together,” I told him. I knew that everything Asher owned was in his pack at my parents’ house, and that wasn’t much. He needed things, and I’d see to it that he would get them.

“Verra good. I’ll let Edison know. We’ll get the paperwork signed for legalities and such, but here’s the keys. ’Tis all yours to do with what you wish.”

“Thank you, Wallace,” I said as I took the keys from him. There were several, and if not for the tags on them, I wouldn’t know what went where.

“Have fun, but maybe wait until your da can get your stuff here from France.” Wallace looked over at Asher, who was opening cabinets. He’d found the walk-in pantry, and I wasn’t sure his eyes could grow more.

“Asher, ’twas verra nice to meet ye. I’m sure we’ll be seeing ya around.”

“You too, Wallace. Thank you for showing us this place.”

“My pleasure.”

Wallace nodded once and then left the kitchen, heading for the front door. I stood there, leaning against the counter while Asher continued to explore.

“I can’t believe this could be ours.”

I chuckled. “Believe it. I have the keys. All we have to do is get some things and move in.”

“Really?”

I nodded. Asher shrieked at the same time he jumped toward me. My fast reflexes kept him from falling, but I was definitely going to need to work on them if I had a mate who liked to jump into my arms. Not that I’d ever complain about that. Only a fool would do such a thing.

I grinned at my mate. “Let’s call Father and let him know. He can work on getting our things here and also provide us with the basics, and we can figure out how to spend the rest of the day.”

Asher’s eyebrows rose. “Could we spend it in bed?”

I nodded as I leaned in and started kissing just below Asher’s ear. “That was the hope,” I whispered.

“I can’t believe this is ours. It’s really ours? We can live here and raise a family here?”

“We can. There’s a fireplace over there, and Wallace lit it for us. Why don’t you go use some magic to put a big fluffy rug in front of it, and I’ll give Father a call and then join you?”

Asher moaned as I kissed down his neck. “Will you continue on with what you’re doing?”

“I will.”

“All right.”

Asher dropped his legs and then slid away from me. I wanted to kick myself because I was rather enjoying our little time together here, but it was truly my fault. I’d been the one that had brought it up. I looked up and saw him sitting on a very nice-looking rug in front of the fireplace as I slid my phone out of my pocket. I opened the messaging app and pulled up Father’s name.

Me: It was an easy sell. The first house he fell in love with. Wallace gave us the keys already and we’ll be signing the paperwork at a later date. The address is 380 Maple Lane.

I waited for a moment and saw the message was read. Father must have been waiting to hear from us because his reply came quickly.

Father: I’ll send your bags over in a bit. After I have the location of the house, I’ll also give you the foodstuffs you will need for the next week. Furniture. Is it furnished?

I chuckled as I looked around the empty house.