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I was frozen in please as I watched Kandomere move toward the door. this was not how I was expecting to meet his parents. Honestly, I didn't know if I ever would. Was I dressed good enough, did I look okay? More questions flooded my brain as I thought about it. He clicked a button on the side and doors slid open and in came four elves. They were flashy of course. The first two were an older elf couple. The male looked just like Kandomere: strong jawline, deep piercing white eyes in a nice black and white suit with a gorget beneath his neck. His black hair was combed back and tied together. Beside him was a woman who stood shorter than the male elf. She had long wavy sun blonde hair, her pointed ears pierced with a big white handbag on her arm. She wore a pink pants suit with a pair of high white heals. Immediately their eyes looked at Kandomere.
"What are you guys doing here?" Kandomere asked with a frown.
"Still with the blue hair, son? I thought you would have grown out of this little rebellious phase." The man said. That took me off guard. Kandomere, rebellious? That word was not something that I could ever use to describe him. I swallowed some as the blonde woman already looked my way.
"I'm sorry did we interrupt your meeting with the maid?" she asked snobbishly. The two young elves behind them walked around and began to admire the room. One was a young male with deep black high cheek bones. He had a mischievous walk about him. He wore a green and black suit that looked almost like some of the suits I had seen the other young male elves wear. The girl with him gave me quite the mean mug as she looked me over. She had thick blonde curls and wore a blue dress peppered with black flowers and white wedges.
"Better than having an orc in your room. They'll rob you blind you know." she said. The young male elf began to walk over to me with a gentle hum as he gave me the darkest of gazes.
"She's a pretty little human. Tell me little human what other services are you providing to my big brother?" he asked as he was getting even closer. Kandomere moves in front of me immediately glaring at the young elf.
"Back off!" he demanded harshly and I was stunned more for the fact I was looking at his brother. The young elf leaned back in shock at the display of dominance.
"It seems he's more attached than I thought." he said with a low giggle.
"What are you all doing here!" Kandomere asked as the elves moved closer around him.
"We hear you are hunting the Inferni. We've come to offer you our services." The man said.
"I did not ask any of you for help." he said.
"Yes, yes you've been saying that all your life dear." The woman said before leaning around and looking at me from over her white sunglasses. "Don't tell me you're dating a human. Really darling, what is this phase you are going through?"
"She's not a human-" Kandomere paused to sigh heavily and pinch the bridge of his nose. He then turned to me and placed his hand in mine and finally moved me to stand beside him. "Odette these are my parents, Carmine and Priscilla and my siblings, Ares and Tatianna. Everyone this is Odette Odell… and she is a siren."
Now all of their chests puffed out as they gasped.
"A siren!" Priscilla asked before placing her wrist to her forehead and falling back. Carmine caught her immediately, his body stumbling as if his manicured hands couldn't hold her up. He groaned and looked at Kandomere with shock.
"A siren, son? Really! Is this some kind of elf guilt thing?" he asked. I felt my cheek heat with embarrassment, but I honestly wasn't too surprised. Ares clapped happily laughing.
"Oh I am definitely the favorite child now!" he said. Tatianna gawked at him and hit his shoulder.
"As if! I'm actually dating another elf. You're still single." she said. Priscilla finally stood back up after Carmine fanned her some.
"Kandomere, first you don't want to be a judge and now you're dating… a siren?" she asked waving her hand up and down at me. "Ms. Siren what is it you do?" My lungs were caught in my throat and I glanced up at Kandomere before looking back at his mother. I knew I couldn't let it slip that sometimes I clean houses.
"Well… I use my talents in singing to help your son get information from criminals who do not wish cooperate." I said. Priscilla snorted and looked at Ares.
"Ooh so she's "bad cop"." she teased and Ares chuckled some. I looked at her with a slight glare.
"I am also an heiress of the Odellion Clan, the largest and oldest siren clan in the world dating back to the dark ages. My people helped fight the Dark Lord and our bloodlines remain strong till this day. In other words, I have more money then you, I am stronger than you, and I can make your body burst like a balloon should I wish it." I stated loudly and boldly. I wanted to add in that my people are stealthy enough to sneak in and out of this district without being noticed if they wanted and could easily slit their throats in their sleep. But I'm trying to make a good impression. I watched the look of offense spread over their faces as they now all burst into rabbling. I looked up at the Kandomere who was just smiled down at me.
"Kandomere are you going to let this creature speak to us that way?" Priscilla asked. Kandomere's eyes never left mine as he took my face in his hands and leaned down and kissed me lovingly. I held his wrists gently as I responded, becoming aroused at the disgusted gasps that filled the air. He pulled back and wrapped his arms around my back puling me into him and resting his cheek on the top of my head.
"I choose to spend the rest of my life with my mate, Odette." He said looking at his parents, his eyes serious and his words made me shiver some. Ares just huffed some.
"Wow, I'm almost jealous." he said before sighing casually. "I'm bored. Come Tatianna let's go shopping." Tatianna just stared at us stunned before shaking her head.
"Yes. I need something to take my mind off this nightmare." she said before turning and moving through the doors with Area following behind her. He turned and smirked at us before leaving. His parents just stared with stunned eyes, shaking their heads.
"You are making a horrible mistake!" Priscilla said and marched out the door. Carmine turned and followed without even saying a word. We were finally alone again and I looked up at Kandomere with soft worry.
"Are you okay?" I asked lightly and he nodded, his face calming and his serious mask pouring over him again.
"Yes. I'm pretty sure if I wasn't exiled from the family for being in law enforcement I'm definitely exiled now." he said. His words saddened me for I never would have expected his family to abandon him over me. My family would never do that to me, and so the thought of him not having a family frightened me. I placed my hand over his cheek gently, my thumb gently sliding over his flawless skin.
"I'll be your family." I said gently and he looked almost stunned at his words and smiled gently as he leaned into my touch.
"And I'll be your family." he responded and we shared another loving kiss. We relaxed on the couch with his body on the arm rest and mine between his legs. He played with my curls as we talked about nothing and something.
"You were the black sheep of your family, weren't you?" I asked softly.
"Yes." he said gently. I nodded slowly in reply.
"Since you were the oldest you were expected to become a judge and marry an upper-class elf woman." I said.
"Yes." he said gently.
"Any regrets?" I asked.
"No." he replied. "I love my job and I love my life. I won't let my toxic family steal my happiness." I smiled gently and looked up at him.
"My family will like you." I said.
"You think so?" he asked. I smirked.
"Well they may not in the beginning but they will accept and respect us." I stated. He could stand up to his family for me and so I will do the same for him.