“No, my lady,” the first one replied, “He is within your manor, speaking with your daughter.”That did cause Marie to frown with puzzlement. Wh... would the king come here, personally? “Lead on, then, if you please.”And so they did. Outside her manor, in the long drive before the main doors, there were the massive warhorses that the Veronomigan Guard used- the only beasts capable of bearing the massive giants, truth be told. Beside that was one of the royal carriages, and within, was that .... "Elijah! My old friend. And this must be the infamous Megan." He lifted himself out of the car, quickly reaching to clasp her hand in both of his. He smiled at her warmly, "It's a pleasure to meet you."Megan smiled back at him as she felt him squeeze her hand in both of his, a warm blush creeping up her neck. His good looks were intimidating, to say the least. "It's lovely to meet you too." She dropped her hands and shoved them into the tight pockets of her skinny jeans when he turned from her. Paul figured he had enough for Harriet so he called her on hiscell phone. They arranged for him to come directly to Harriet'soffice. At her office he downloaded the pictures to her computer.She looked at each and every one of them then printed two sets ofthem. She gave one set to Paul for his records and told him therewas no need to follow Doug any further. Paul left and she got towork. She tried to reach Doug at home but there was no answer. Shecalled his cell phone and he answered right. “Yes, of course. I mean he has done so much for this family, all of us. But...” she started.“Yes, so much,” said her mother. “And so much for me in particular.”“Yes, but, I mean dad has always been my daddy. And now to have to change or have two daddies; well, it’s just real hard, Mom. It just is. I mean I know what he’s done for us, all of us as you say, I mean Mister Steele, I just don’t know.”“Mister Steele! Are you serious, Selena. He’s your daddy. Yes, you do have two daddies, the one who.