ℒ𝒾ℊ𝒽𝓉 𝒰𝓅 𝒯𝒽ℯ 𝒟𝒶𝓇𝓀𝓃ℯ𝓈𝓈

79 | Family Means Everything

79 | Family Means Everything

"Are you alright?" James asked the brunette.

Mia smiled a little. "I'm fine." she intertwined their fingers together.

"Come on, lovebirds! Open the bloody door!" Haven hollered.

James rolled his eyes before opening the door with his free hand. Before they knew it two toddlers were in front of the door, grinning.

"Mia!" Monica and Leo shouted in unison. "Damon!"

"Children. Annoying as always." Damon teased as he carried Leo up. "Where's your dad?"

"Kitchen with Monty and Euphemia." Leo answered.

Damon held Lily's hand before dragging her towards the kitchen with Leo in his arms. The rest of them entered the manor but went separate ways, leaving Mia and James alone with Monica.

Monica tugged on James' shirt, catching his attention. "Hello, are you the boy dad talked about?" she asked, bluntly.

Mia arched a brow at her before leaning down. "What did Gabriel say about him?"

"The boyfriend." Monica grinned widely at her cousin. "The one Morticia's so whipped about."

"Oh My Merlin."

James chuckled, crouching down to her level. "Oh? Is that true?" he glanced at Mia, amused.

"Mia!" Geneve grinned. "Can I talk to you for a moment?"

"But—"

"I'll take Monica with me. You can tell me all about Mia being so whipped." before Mia could argue, James carried the toddler in his arms, heading towards where the others were.

Mia frowned as she faced Geneve. "You really had to tell Gabriel the stories I told you?"

"I did not! He snooped around and told the kids." Geneve said. "Your boyfriend is smoking hot, Amelia."

"I know." Mia giggled. "Is Grayson here?"

Geneve shook her head. "He's out. Got business." Geneve said, leaving out any details. "He'll be back soon."

Grayson was out on a mission for the order. They were trying to find a relative. Someone who knows the blood spell and knows how to remove it.

"How about Gabriel? Where's he at?" Mia asked.

"Talking with Lily and Damon." Geneve answered. "I can't believe Damon finally proposed. I hope the wedding is big." she grinned.

"I hope so too. I haven't been to one since I was four."

Geneve smiled. "Let's have chat. I missed you." before Mia could argue she was dragged into the drawing room.

Meanwhile, Damon, Lily, and Gabriel were talking inside the kitchen, discreetly, making sure no one will hear them.

"Where's Grayson again?" Lily asked.

"Grayson's finding a woman. Her name is Esmeralda Acker, a distant family member. I saw her name in my father's journal. " Gabriel said. "I think she might be able to help remove the blood spell."

"Can we even trust her?" Damon asked.

"Can we trust you?" Gabriel shot back.

Damon furrowed his brows. "Of course you can."

Gabriel nodded. "We can trust her. I know we can trust her." Gabriel sounded so sure.

"How can you be so sure, Gabriel?" Lily asked.

"Because she's family. Trust me, family means everything with the De Martels."

"And what if we can't trust her?" Damon asked Gabriel.

"I'll deal with it."