After Sesha's introduction, a heavy silence fell over the living room; everyone was tense, except for Selene, who was lost in her own world, and Scarlet, who wore a big smile, full of anticipation.
Lucien blinked a couple of times, as if his brain needed an urgent reboot. He stared at the black-haired, blue-eyed vampire in front of him, trying to process what he had just heard.
"Father-in-law...?" he repeated, incredulous, as if the word were an alien language. This took him by surprise. He hadn't expected to meet any of his wives' parents so soon, and definitely not under these circumstances.
Koen, meanwhile, stood motionless, though not for lack of desire to move. Several veins stood out on his forehead, pulsing so hard that they looked as if they were about to burst out and take a walk.
