Lucian walked up the stairs cautiously trying his hardest not to be seen by the obviously shaken residents of the apartment complex. He really did feel bad about everything that had happened with Michael, The poor boy had been thrust into a world that he knew nothing about, in the midst of a war that had been raging for almost a century. It had totally amazed him how Michael and Selene's relationship so closely mirrored that of him and his precious Sonya for whom he had fought so long. He thought about how his heart had expanded what felt like 5 times the size of what it had been when he saw them react to each other. The fact that Selene had killed the man whom she considered her father for so long for Michael amazed him to no end, but again Viktor had started the war and he needed to be the one to end it. Lucian turned the corner to Michael's apartment and lightly knocked on the door.

Michael who was already awake watching Selene in her angel like sleep gently slid his arm out from beneath Selene careful not to wake her; put on a pair of sweats he had intended on washing and opened the door.

"Evening, I see you had a good night" Lucian spoke sarcastically not thinking anything had actually happened.

"Is it that obvious?"

"Michael Corvin don't say one more word or ill me forced to jump you, and not in a good way" Selene laughed after her comment

"Was that a … Joke … Oh my god the woman has a sense of humor, who would have guessed" Michel joked with her. She proceeded to punch him in the arm, and not softly either. "I didn't mean to wake you"

"You didn't, I'm so used to waking when I smell a Lycan" she looked at Lucian "you still have that scent."

He decided to change the subject "We're meeting Marcus in an hour so you two ought to get dressed, in something nice if you have it."

"We might have to go shopping, its only 6, I think that I can make it to Mango, they don't close until 9. It's in the West End Center so we can be there in about 15 minutes" She spoke very quickly as if she was excited about shopping, something Michael never thought she would be

"You like shopping" Lucian and Michael both looked at her strangely; she was a Death Dealer she wasn't supposed to like shopping

"No, I like Mango, and if I have to get dressed up I might as well get something that I want to wear, they always try to get me in this nasty see through dress. I may be a woman but I'm not a tom." Lucian laughed at her comment, Michael on the other hand just felt dumb, he didn't understand why it was so funny.

"What's a tom?" he asked

"A prostitute" Lucian responded

"Oh, it's really not that funny" Selene hit him again but gently and she laughed something he had never seen from him "you're happy today."

"You try going 200 years without having it off and tell me how you feel the next day"

Once again Lucian decided to change the topic "We'd better get a move on or else we won't make that store you want to go to."

Selene and Michael quickly got dressed and made their way to the limo that Lucian had waiting outside. 15 Minutes later they were at the store. The men decided to wait in the car and let her go in by herself. She was dressed and out in less than ten, which surprised neither of them. She had decided on a Black and Red corseted gown that was revealing yet classy at the same time. The men were dressed in modern style suits black and white but not too fancy.

When the limo arrived at the mansion Selene's heart races, what would they do to her, she had killed an elder, and they were going to punish her. Why had she come? The driver opened the door and the men stepped out, Lucian placed a hand in to help her out making Michael feel like an asshole but she took his arm and he almost immediately forgot about it. They walked up to the door rung the bell, and who should answer the door but Erica.

Selene's eyes met Erica's, they locked glares for a moment and Erica said nothing she showed them in and asked them to wait in the main hall for Marcus. Her glare once again on Selene as she turned and waked out of the room muttering under her breath just quietly enough that even Lucian and Michael's sensitive ears could not even hear. Moments later Erica walked back in trailed by Marcus.

"Lucian, Looks like things went a bit better than expected" The two shook hands like old friends Marcus turned to Michael "You must be this Michael I've been hearing so much about, its nice to meet you." He went to shake hands with him with Michael which he hesitantly did. His gaze then shifted over to Selene whom he just nodded to having been a Death Dealer himself he didn't really want to treat her like a female, they didn't like that. She acknowledged him and they all took seats across from eachother.