BLOOD LEGACIES
Chapter 68: You Have A Pet?

Chapter 68: You Have A Pet?

Of all the things I was willing to avoid was... this. My parents coming back just when I hoped they wouldn’t, Emilia I can tolerate... but them? Was a whole different scenario, this was terrible timing, and worse they had already sniffed her out. Emma has a very strong scent, like a strong fragrance covering the entire house, I needn’t bother but now THEY were here.

And what made the situation more intense was my dad. He wasn’t exactly loving when it came to humans, none of us were but he was more of a difficult level, when it came to humans, he runs cold and hot at the same time.

He walked swiftly and robust, standing beside my mom, dressed in a fancy dark red suit, matching my mom’s slender red gown, making them both the matching couple. My dad always gave this dominating aura, whenever he was around, the mere air grew tense... the rest of us could feel the power slipping out of his body. I may be ripped but my dad was far more ripped than I was, but we both challenged height.

And more I was my dad’s actual copy when it came to looks, except for his hair he kept gelled and always perfect since I can remember. Everything about him was a perfect pattern, with no room for untidiness, his presence alone was overpowering, the presence of an Alpha Lion, a matching aura I had, but he was more powerful.

His large hand settled on my mom’s waist in a tight grip, like steel, like they haven’t spent all the week together, they were always like this.

"Tell me cubs, did you perhaps bring a human to this house?" he asked in a firm tone and unreadable expression, it was always hard to decipher him, he knew when to put up that wall and when not to. Even when he’s amused he could run hot or cold anytime.

"A human?" my mom asked with puzzled features, before gazing upon us for some sort of explanation.

"Dacey brought a human here," Emilia remarked with beaming amusement, calling me that name I hated so much.

"A human?" my mom asked once again but in a different tone, merely stunned. "Is it Emma?"

"Emma" he seemed interested now. "Forgive me for I’m left in the dark here"

"Emma is a human, Dace is... " she took a deep breath trying to find a word for it. "...seeing,"

"That sounds interesting, is she your pet?"

"NO!" I snapped louder than I expected. "Emma is not a pet" I add with gritted teeth, with a more clear tone.

A smirk found his lips but I couldn’t tell if it was pleasant or not, but I grew up knowing this... expect anything from him. Two steps with hands in his trousers he was before me.

"If she’s not your pet, then what?"

"His lover," Emilia shrugged.

He chuckled deeply, the sound circling the hall.

"Elias" mom said his name with a sigh.

"Darling... if you knew of this why didn’t you talk with him?" he mused.

"I didn’t know he would go as far as dating her" she clarified.

"Tell me, son, does she bear your mark?" he asked but then gave the answer himself. "No, because humans do not, and hence she is not your female, I hope you understand that"

"I... do," I said in a low voice.

"But you don’t seem to agree with that at the moment," he says, tilting his head to the side, studying me.

Well, he was right about that fact, I didn’t give a shit about it, all I knew and wanted was Emma.

"As a matter of fact, I do not"

He nods like he expected me to say those words, he tapped two fingers covered in rings on his lips. "Invite her for dinner"

"That’s not necessary dad, she’s leaving"

"Now that is rude... dinner" he intoned in a more firm tone. "I like to see this... human of yours" he tapped on my shoulder whirling and walking away, only the sounds of his shoes echoed in the silence that filled the rest of us.

"Fuck"

"Yeah fuck" Emilia said. "Let’s hope she doesn’t get scared to death, dining with werelions"

"Dace"

My eyes darted to my mother, she rubbed her temples. "What were you thinking? Does she know about us?"

"Of course she does"

"Now that is a violation of the Law of Coexistence. We were gone for 2 weeks and this happened?"

"Trust me mom MANY things happened. Just await a message from the other families requesting a meeting consigning this" Emilia mused.

"Will you just-"

"For real?! What happened!"

"Look mom I had no choice"

"Well spill it... be lucky I’m the one hearing this right now and not your father, you know he hates being with the rest of the families, and be lucky I did not mention your LOVER’S last name"

"Okay okay, just listen"

She folded her arms, and for a minute there it seemed like I was speaking with Emilia, ha, great! Two women on my neck.

"A vampire attacked, it was after her, and I snapped"

"What did you say... a Vampire?"

"It’s true mom, you guys weren’t here, it happened," Emilia said, speaking sense for the first time other than mocking me.

"The witches put up a barrier that is not possible" she spoke with certainty.

"Well, this one got in and was after my girl," I growled, as the memory replayed in my head putting me on edge once again.

My mom blinks like she heard wrong. "Your girl? So you’re claiming a human now?"

"He has been like that ever since, mom"

She sighed heavily. "That is another violation Dace, not just by including her in all this but..." she paused. "DATING her" she rubbed her temples once again. "Now have you-"

"No!" I knew exactly what she was about to ask, she’s human and they should remember that.

"Not the answer I expected" she cleared her throat.

"He’s tormenting himself," Emilia says.

"Tell me, Dace, why her?"

I have been asking myself that particular question since the very moment I set my eyes on her.