At the request of James, Winter went back to the small farm the Jarrett family called home with Gunner, they had Paige now all they need was her mother and the future Queen, Maria. Winter also knew the poor woman would be worried sick about her daughter who was in the hands of a vampire, unaware the vampire Gunner meant no harm and was just doing his job. When they got there, they were immediately spotted by Bobby who went up to Gunner and attacked him screaming and shouting insults in a fowl language. One that would make the dead turn in their graves. He was completely oblivious to Winter sneaking past him and going to Maria. Just as he was almost likely to be aware his anger and strength were no match for the enhanced abilities of Gunner's supernatural status or his will to protect the little girl they both called princess.

"Maria Jarrett?" asked Winter just to make sure the red haired woman she had walked up to was the one she was looking for. Maria nodded her head, to which Winter smiled. "I'm Winter, and I'm here to inform you, Paige is at my kings castle, he has asked for you so you can be with your little girl" said Winter introducing herself, and what her intentions were, Maria looked at her wondering why it was her little girl this king wanted. She was just ten years old and wouldn't understand being taken away from her mother the way she had been, she really wanted to meet this king to give him a piece of her mind and to tell him kidnapping a child wasn't the best way to make a good impression.

"Your king, he sent that man to get my daughter. Saying he is her father?" asked Maria, looking Winter over, seeing the silk dress hang from her toned body, her dark brown hair blow in the slight breeze. She watches as Winter nodded yes. "Paige's father died in my arms before she was born, how can he be her father, it is impossible. I don't even know anyone called James" said Maria, hyperventilating, Winter heard her out while thinking what her best option would be. Quickly seeing it would, to use sleeping dust on her, and carry her back to the palace. At least when she woke up she would be reunited with her daughter Paige and meet James. Winter held her hand in front of her, and blew the pinkish purple powder at Maria. Maria just looked at the other women in confusion and with slight annoyance considering her daughter had been missing for near enough 24 hours, it wasn't long before she fell asleep, luckily Gunner caught her before she fell to the ground. After that they disappeared back into the shadow of the forest as the sun was beginning to come up.

"Did you have to use sleeping powder on her?" asked Gunner, hiding in the shadows while carrying Maria over his shoulder, her red hair tickling his arm as he dodged the low hanging branches. He looked over at Winter whom he had become close with, there was something about her that was different. She did her job without question, he could see she was thankful every day she woke up and was at the castle. The place she was rescued from would have resulted in death sooner or later, she was a slave to a master who abused all female workers, refusing to treat them when they were ill or hurt, choosing to let them die, having his attention was the worse thing, when his wife left for a day out, he would find something wrong with what they had done, and punish them, normally by spending the day raping them. Winter was one of the girls who caught his attention, when she fell pregnant by him, he had her beaten until she lost the child. Gunner found her not long after taking her to King James, he was much kinder, a promise of Immortality when the princess and his queen came to him. The same with Angelina.

"Yes, she was hyperventilating, if I let her carry on she would have sent herself in to a panic attack, causing herself more harm than good. It was the best way, plus when she wakes up she will be reunited with her little girl and will be able to meet James, although he will have some explaining to do" replied Winter, just remembering what Maria said, Gunner's facial expression said it all, a flash of curiosity mixed with confusion. "She mentioned Paige's father was dead, she is unaware that her daughter is the reincarnation of a powerful vampire princess" added Winter, seeing the shock appear on Gunner's face, a look that made her smile. Soon enough the arrived back at the castle in the middle of the shadowy hills and mountains. They seen James showing Paige around the castle, and how he already seemed to be changing. Maybe this wasn't a bad idea after all.

A couple of hours later, Maria woke up. She looked around in confusion on where she was, she wasn't in her families farm house, the room she was in was double the size of the room she shared with Paige. It was also more medieval too, more grander. This wasn't a place she recognised. She was soon brought from her thoughts when the door suddenly opened, she was met with a blond hair women who was wearing a blue silk dress, the women smiled at Maria, and continued with her duty, of opening the window and letting in some of the natural light, as well as putting the bed Maria had slept in back into a tidy manner, ready to be used again by either Maria or another of their rare visiting guests.

"Welcome Lady Maria, I'm Angelina your personal hand maid" spoke Angelina introducing herself, she knew Maria would most likely want to know where she was and where little Paige was too. "You are in King James castle in the mountains in Storms Landing, and Paige is currently playing with her pet" added Angelina, leaving out the fact that Paige's pet was a wolf. She knew Maria would likely be fearful for her daughters safety. "My Lord wishes your presence in the throne room, he will answer all your questions there and explain everything to you" finished Angelina, leaving while Maria changed from her rural farm clothes to the dress that was laid across a chair for her. Once she was changed she looked around the room, seeing the chandelier hanging above with fresh candles in, the beautiful purple drapes made with transparent fabric. The many pieces of furniture spread around the room. It was truly beautiful and breathtaking.

A couple of minutes later, Maria was in the throne room looking at the King and the reason why she and her young daughter were there. She watched how he interacted with a boy with two toned hair, he was crying, having recently lost his father due to him over using his magic, the over use taking its toll on his already frail body. How this King James hugged the boy telling him everything was going to be okay, and how he would always have a home and family with those in the castle. The boy soon left the room, James guessing to join both Paige and Milo in the fields around the castle ground. Thrust leaving Maria alone with the man that had caused a lot of problems over the last 24 hours. James smiled at Maria, seeing how her red hair fell over her shoulders, and how the dress fitted to her figure perfectly, hugging her curves in all the right places.

"Welcome Maria, I am James. I apologise for any problems I may have caused for you and your family" spoke James, making it known he was sorry for any problems Gunner may have caused when following orders, especially when he technically kidnapped Paige, and may have hurt Bobby, as well as causing a lot of worry to her parents Jeff and Karen. Maria just looked at him, surprised by his kind nature, for a vampire king at least. She was expecting him to be angry, full of hate for what he didn't have control of, to be threatening her for the life of her daughter. But instead he was the complete opposite, he apologised for something he had caused, and seemed to be sincere about it. "I take it nobody has explained to you why I wanted Paige here and what she and maybe yourself mean to me" added James seeing her look confused at him, she clearly had no idea what was happening. There was silent for a few minutes while he tried to find the right words to use where he didn't sound like a complete nut case "Your daughter Paige is a reincarnation of my only daughter of the same name. A century ago she was brutally murdered before me. A wizard told me, she would be reborn again. Sure enough a couple of days ago a warlock channelled his son, and found her essence, it just so happened that your daughter is the reincarnation of mine" said James explaining everything that had happened and why Maria and Paige were brought to his castle. "I didn't mean to cause any hassle, I just wanted my daughter back. I am willing to make amends with anyone Gunner may have hurt or caused injury to" finished James, kindly explaining he didn't mean for anyone to be hurt, he just wanted his daughter back, he just wanted to reunite with one of the two people he had lost so long ago.

"My daughter is the reincarnation of your daughter" spoke Maria a questioning tone in her voice along with the obvious disbelief in what she had heard "And you just want to have another chance with her. How exactly are you going to make this work exactly?" asked Maria, going over some of the details in her head, he was a vampire and both herself and Paige were human. Whatever he had planned was sure to fail. She looked at him as they walked the halls of the castle. James introduced her to many different people around the castle, people with luck she would be acquaintance with from some of the guards to the immortal scouts. That is if she accepts his offer. That was a very large risk he was willing to take.

"By asking you to be the queen. Paige would become the princess again, and she would have both a loving and caring mother, and a father that would treat her like a princess literally. I would also be willing to do something else" responded James. He was willing to change everything he knew and was to be with both Paige and Maria. Maria looked at him and gestured for him to continue with what he was saying. "I am willing to give up my vampirism, my immortality to be with you and Paige, we would be a family together. I would be willing to live out the rest of my life as a human. Although it will take some getting used to, you know being human again and all" added James, shocking Maria. He had only known her a few minutes and yet he was willing to change everything he knew to become what Paige needs the most. A father. He was willing to return to his former status as a human as his best friend and done almost two decades before hand, just so he could experience a small slice of happiness again.

"You are willing to give up everything you know, and become human again. Just to give my daughter a father and the things she needs?" asked Maria, in total disbelief he would be willing to do it for her and Paige, it was the last things she was expecting, she never cared about becoming queen in her mind, Paige always comes first. Her daughter's needs far outweighed anything else in her life including her friends and love life. She could recall the many times her ten year old had asked about her father, every time those she asked in her grandparents and uncle Bobby could only respond by saying they didn't know, where as Maria could never bring herself to answer the question so did everything she could to dodge it.

"Of cause, she would have friends in Seth, the boy you seen in here before. His father was warlock who found Paige, he died just hours ago. He lived long enough to meet Paige, but not long enough to meet you. And Milo the son of my best friend Chris Harris. Paige would have everything she needs by living here" responded James, he could bring himself to see a young boy such as Seth suffer the way he was alone, so he promised the boy's father, Seth would be looked after, and his way of doing it was allow him to call the castle home and those around him his odd little family. Maria and James talked for a few more minutes, before Maria thought about making a decision on what to do. She was shown to where Paige was, smiling when she seen her sitting in the grass outside with a white fluffy animal. It was only when she got closer did she realised the animal was wolf.

"Paige get away from the wolf" shouted Maria her voice laced with worry, Paige turned around to reveal the animal was actually enjoying the fuss it was receiving. Maria worry wavered but only a little bit when she realised the wolf meant no harm. It was only when she got close enough to actually see the fluffy wolf laying next to her daughter in the grass did her worry near enough disappear. She hugged Paige and sat next to her with a smile, Maria was all to aware she had a lot of thinking to do, the main concern was what is best for Paige. "So who is your friend?" asked Maria seeing how the wolf laid it's head in her lap, nudging her hand for more fuss, a low rumble escaping from it when Paige obliged and rubbed behind its ears, a small giggle coming from the ten year old shortly after.

"This is ghost, Milo over there said Gunner had been training three of them, Ghost, Timber and Shadow. Milo owns Shadow the black wolf, Timber the golden sandy one belongs to Seth and Gunner said that Ghost the only female one was mine" cheerfully replied Paige, her eyes sparkling and a smile plastered on her lips that could light up the entire castle. James had informed Maria that Gunner had made the mistake of saying James was her father, and she knew they would face it together. She couldn't bring herself to break her daughters heart by telling her what was mistakenly said to her wasn't the truth. "Mummy, Gunner said James is my daddy is that true?" asked Paige, Maria knew it was coming, but she was still surprised. She could see so much hope in Paige's eyes at the possibility of finally being able to know who her father is, at finally being able to get answers to her questions.

"Yeah, Paige he is. He is trying to make it up to you. I told him to get himself cleaned up and come find us when he had. While I was expecting you, he was informed when you were born, and promised he would do everything he could to reunite us a family" replied Maria, not able to break her daughters heart, she knew Paige had always wanted to know who her father was. At least this way she would know, in doing so she also agreed to James's plan, although she knew it would be rather complicated when it come to tell her family. Bobby had gotten into an argument with Gunner for taking Paige, although it was one sided as Gunner had only stood there and took the punches with slight amusement. She also knew it would be difficult to tell her parents, as Gunner and Winter had referred to James as their king, although not the king of the land they had called home for so long, since their ruler was Queen Dixie.