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it?” Emma asked, touching his arm and pulling him back to the present.
    Ha’ven’s eyes softened and he leaned down to brush a kiss against Emma’s lips. A chuckle escaped him when Alice pulled his head around and raised her face to his. He bent and dropped a kiss on the tip of her nose, pulling more delighted giggles from his very talented daughter.
    “Nothing,” he said, pushing away his fear. “We are done. Trelon threatened to evict Vox and I if we added any more lights. The only reason we decided we’d better listen to him was because he swore the next one who blew a circuit was going to have to babysit Amber and Jade for the next week because he would pull Cara in to help him fix things. If the Valdier had Cara, Amber and Jade as a secret weapon during the Great War, they would have won by the end of the first day.”
    Emma laughed and shook her head. “They are not that bad,” she chided, turning to pick up the toys off of the floor. She straightened when they disappeared before she could. Turning, she placed her hands on her hips and scowled. “Okay, which one of you did it this time?” She breathed out in exasperation.
    Ha’ven and Alice pointed at each other before both burst out laughing when Emma just looked at them with a raised eyebrow. Unable to resist, Ha’ven pulled Emma against him and Alice. With a wave of his hand, some of the music that Emma had recorded began to play in the background. He turned with the grace of a warrior and began dancing with the two most precious women in the universe.
    Desire flooded him when Emma’s delicate hand ran up his arm. He knew the black bands of his power were reaching greedily for her. The dark bands wove around, intertwining with the soft pastels of her aura. His eyes softened when Alice reached out and touched the black bands with her tiny hand. Brilliant shades of red burst out from her palm, calming him.
    “Dada worry,” Alice said with an insight older than a two year old. “Mama and Alice be safe.”
    “Ha’ven?” Emma asked in a husky voice, not sure what to say.
    Ha’ven slowly pulled Emma closer and stood still, breathing in her familiar scent as he closed his eyes and waited for the vast, yet sometimes erratic power inside him to calm.
    “Sometimes the fear of something happening to you or Alice overwhelms me,” he admitted in a reluctant voice, opening his eyes to look down into Emma’s worried ones. “You are the only thing that keeps me grounded, Emma. I worry about Alice, too. She is very powerful. I fear what will happen to her if she doesn’t find a mate who can help her find her balance, as well.”
    His head turned when Alice placed her palm against his cheek and turned his head toward her. A mischievous grin curved her lips. She tilted her blonde head to the side and stared up at him with shining eyes filled with happiness.
    “Bálint help me,” Alice informed him. “Bálint make pretty colors.”
    “Do you think…?” Emma whispered in shock, gazing up at Ha’ven’s stunned face that suddenly hardened.
    “It better not,” he growled, ignoring Emma and Alice’s laughter at the thought that Kelan and Trisha’s son might one day end up being Alice’s mate. “I’m going to have to talk to Kelan.”
    Ha’ven ignored Emma when she giggled and wound her arms around both him and Alice and pressed her face into his chest. The more he thought about it, the more he decided he needed to build a huge wall around his home so no one could ever get to his precious daughter. He’d protect her and care for her….
    And let her find love, even if it is with a Valdier dragon shifter and the son of a friend, Emma’s whispered thoughts touched his mind. I could think of no one better than to one day protect our daughter, can you?
    No, Ha’ven uncomfortably admitted, pressing his lips to the top of Emma’s head. But, that doesn’t mean I have to like it.
    “Dada, red,” Alice suddenly said, touching his hair. “I’s likes