Chapter 19: Unwanted News

“When I talked to my mom last night…she said some things that concerned me,” Parker told Damien. She’d texted him early in the morning, asking to meet so they could talk. It was a Saturday. Her mother and Malakai had already gone out to find a wedding planner.

Parker and Damien sat on her front porch steps. She leaned against his muscular arm, head on his shoulder.

“Like what?” Damien asked.

“She said something about my dad,” Parker said.

“I thought he ran off a long time ago,” Damien said. Parker sighed and nodded.

“He did, and she is so happy to be engaged to Malakai, but I had to tell her the truth about you and Lucien and your family,” she said. Damien gave a snort and then laughed.

“I’m glad you told her,” he said, “that might put her in danger, though.”

“She was in danger either way,” Parker pointed out. “Remember when I said I thought I might not be human?”

“I remember,” Damien said with a grumble. “I think you’re reading too much into something I said once.”