Chapter 174

As I started toward the penthouse, I realized that this was the first time that I had clowned around with Amy. Since Jase was born, she had been letting her hair down a bit more, and I think that being around a baby had a lot to do with it. If I knew Amy, it probably wouldn’t take much to get her to move into the castle … permanently. I smiled to myself, making a mental note to ask Lorenzo later if he was available.

Channing and Blake were standing outside the front door. “How is everything?”

“Fine, sir,” Channing said, and Blake gave me a nod of agreement as I passed.

“Thanks, men,” I said as I opened the front door.

From the hallway, it seemed eerily quiet, but when I walked in, Leila was sitting in a chair with her feet curled up under her, laughing at something that Xander had just said. Kalyssa punched him lightly on the arm as he feigned injury, but we all knew better. It was funny that I hadn’t