"I thought I'd have a lot of children. This apartment made sense if one of them mated young, and needed a place of their own while still being close. That's how I think of you two. I want you to be close by for safety while still having a place you call your own."

She sat on the bed, looking out the window. "I accept, Leo. It's very generous of you."

"It's one less thing you have to worry about because you have too much on your plate right now."

"I need to get my stuff out of my old apartment," she said.

I'd sent a mental summons to my...