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CHAPTER 21

KAILIREX

“Pop is on his way, but he says he’s reserving judgment about you two until he meets you,” Eric laughed. “I wouldn’t worry, though, he sounded very happy to hear that your doctors were going to fix Dad “Star Trek” style as he put it, and that he gets a free vacation in outer space.”

Stella laughed. “Oh, so that’s what it took to get him all Team Mylos, huh? A chance to live out his Star Trek fantasies!”

“I’ll take it,” Eric said, grinning.

We were at the hospital cafeteria, drinking mediocre coffee while we waited for Pop to arrive and for my Mom and Dad to have us meet them out front so we could all take the large, pet friendly Uber to Flushing Airfield.

My kunnarskyn beeped and I glanced at the message. I swore, seeing what it was.

“What is babe? Trouble with the show?” Stella asked, looking concerned.

“No. Xeranos asking me if he should cancel my RSVP to a wedding I was to attend tomorrow.”

“Oh no! Is it for someone you’re really close to?”

I nodded. “My good friends Oshar and Korah are getting married in a double ceremony. They train our warriors in battle skills and we became close as they are atypical Mylos, like me.”

“You mean they’re green?” Eric asked.

I shook my head. “No, they are what their mate Chris calls ‘vampire’ Mylos.”

They both stared at me, wide-eyed.

“Vampires? As in they drink blood?”

I nodded. “They require a certain amount of blood to sustain them, in addition to food. Unlike your mythical creatures, however, they do not turn into bats and fly around biting people and turning them into crazed, homicidal minions.”

“That is so cool,” Eric enthused.

“Hang on,” my mate said. “You said ‘their mate Chris’. They’re a throuple?”

“Oshar and Korah are cousins, but more like brothers, and are not mates. Chris, however, is both of theirs.”

“Gotcha.” She pursed her lips. “And the wedding is tomorrow?”

“Indeed.”

“I think Mom and Dad would be upset to know they messed up your friends’ wedding,” she said, looking troubled.

“What wedding?” came her mother’s voice from behind me. “Surprised you, huh? My phone battery went flat and your father hadn’t thought to take his while walking the dog.” she rolled her eyes dramatically. “Honestly, sometimes I’m surprised he remembers to take the dog and not just walk out with the leash.”

“Two of his best friends are getting married tomorrow in a double wedding and they wanted to know if they needed to cancel his RSVP,” Stella said.

“Well, I was just coming to tell you that the nurse came in and said they’d do the nanite thing on your dad today, and he’ll be in our rooms tonight, right as rain. So, don’t you dare let your friends down. We’ll be fine.”

“Piloris and I will keep you in the loop if anything happens,” Eric promised his sister.

“But the invitation was just for Kai,” she said.

“And a plus one if I wished to bring anyone,” I reassured her. “If complications unexpectedly occur, we can return within an hour.”

“Good, that’s settled. Now, where are they getting married?”

“Honolulu.”