Chapter 6

Mirabella’s glare was terrifying, so Clement zipped up his lips and gestured for her to continue. He and Seraphina might be the older siblings, but Mirabella could be frightening when she put her mind to it.

“Anyway, as I was about to tell you before you so rudely doubted my expertise, I think you should ask Kyle out on a date as an ordinary man.”

Clement was totally bewildered now. “But I am a man.”

Mirabella rolled her eyes. “I mean, you should invite him out for a nice dinner and a movie without revealing your true identity.”

“That will be lying by omission.”

“Not exactly. You’ll just be putting things off until you think Kyle is ready to know who you are. Besides, you may come to discover several of Kyle’s annoying, irritating habits during the first date, and all of those feelings inside you will fizzle into nothing. Then you won’t have to concern yourself with a follow-up date. Easy. Right?”