Every one of them take up the entire doorway as they walk in. When it’s time to tell Genevieve about the Athanasious and Nikolaidises, it’s going to be fun. I remember when I found out they were shifters, I swore I was hallucinating. Even after I saw them shift, I still didn’t believe it.
My parents and siblings are the last ones through the door. I grab Genevieve’s hand and lead her over to them.
“Papa, Maman, this is my Genevieve. These are my parents, Reynaud and Juliette Rousseau.”
“It’s nice to meet you, thank you so much for the dinner you made me the first night I was here. It reminded me so much of home.”
My maman pulls her into a hug.
“We’re so happy to meet you and we’re very excited to meet your family,” Maman says to her.
“Thank you, I really appreciate all you’ve done for me.”
“My mon loup says that your family is from Beblenheim?” Maman asks her.
“Oui, we own Mon Véritable Amour Château.”
“Oh my goodness! We’ve been there, in fact, we were just there a few months ago. We took my parents there for a wine and cheese tasting.”
“I miss those! We have one every other month. We showcase the local cheeses when we do them and the most popular cheeses are the ones we stock for the next six months.”
“That’s such a wonderful idea. We loved all of it, especially the wines. Your winery has my favorite Moscato wines. I make sure to bring home a case of my favorites.”
I love that my maman is so excited as she talks to my Genevieve. I can see the happiness in my girl’s eyes while she talks to my maman. It’s a relief that they get along right from the start. Because my maman isn’t a forgiving person. If you make her angry? It takes a long time for her to forgive you if you aren’t family.
We all order our dinners and talk while we wait. I know the way Enea likes to do things and he’ll wait till we’ve all eaten before he starts our talk.
Growing up in my family, I was never lonely. There was always someone to hang out with. But now that we have the Lake Renegade family? Our family feels complete. They help us when there’s something we can’t do. Like when Hunter came into our lives, we needed help and our Lake Renegade family came in to help us. And also when I called Sebastiano, he didn’t evenhesitate. Now they’re all here in Storyville, helping me make sure my girl is safe.
“I’d like to start by saying that we’re all very happy that Michel has met Genevieve. And Genevieve? Because you’re now part of the Rousseau family, that means you’re part of our family. And our family comes with secrets that stay in our family.”
“Wow. That doesn’t sound cryptic and scary.” Sebastiano chuckles at his papa.
We all laugh.
“I don’t mean to sound so serious, but there are some things that we have to trust you with. Michel has said that you’re the one he wants to be with, so we’re trusting you. The first thing you need to know is our family, the Mancinis are the Chicago Mafia.”
“And the Bastianini family is the Cimaruta MC,” Giacomo adds.
“What’s an MC?” Genevieve asks.
“Motorcycle Club.”
“I think I’ve heard of the Cimaruta MC in France.”
“We have chapters in different places.” He smiles at her.
“And we are shifters,” Zeus says to her.
Genevieve giggles. “I know my first language isn’t English. But shifters? Come on.”
All the shifters in the room turn to look at Seraphina.
“Seriously?” she sighs.
“Well, we’re too big to shift in this room. You’re the smallest one,” Eros says to her.
“I knew I should’ve pushed Sakura to come with us,”Seraphina grumbles as she goes into one of the bedrooms. Apollo goes with her.
