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Alessandro lifted an eyebrow as he glanced at me. "What?"
"To the world, my parents are mates, and my uncle just lives with them because he's my mother's twin. Very few know of their true relationship, and it needs to stay that way."
"I'm not sure I understand, but I agree to keep it a secret if that's what you want."
"When it's just family or close friends, things are pretty normal. It's those high society social functions where things get dicey. Every time rumor leaks out about my father and Pierre, they get like a million phone calls from family wanting to know what in the hell is going on and why my father or mother are shaming the family name. It's a real pain in the ass."
"Ah." Alessandro nodded. "Family image. The downfall of society in the modern age."
Yeah, pretty much.
"Well, considering that your mother, father, and Pierre are all connected to me now through you, I suspect you'll be getting phone calls of a different sort."
Uh...
"Come again?"
"I'm royalty,gattino. If your parents' families are anything like you say they are, especially your father's family, then they are going to be green with envy that I am claiming you as my mate. They will also want a piece of the proverbial pie, or me, as the case may be."
Oh, that.
"My father's family will for sure. Not so sure about my mother's family. They pretty much wish we would disappear from the face of the earth. Since my mother went against family orders and mated my father, thus having me, and then my uncle went against family orders and mated my father, they are kind ofpersona non gratain the vampire world."
Alessandro wagged his eyebrows at me. "Bet I can change that."
Color me intrigued.
"How?"
Alessandro smiled as he wrapped an arm around my waist and drew me to his side. "Let's just say, being royal has its privileges."
I narrowed my eyes at him. "And that means what?"
I wanted specifics here.
"It might involve you attending one of those social functions you loathe so much."
I groaned.
"Let me make a few phone calls and see if I can throw something together. I think with the right people backing them, Pierre and your parents might finally be able to come out of the shadows."
My jaw dropped when Alessandro winked and said, "And it would help if your mother could bring a date of the female variety."
"Just what are you planning?"
"I'm still piecing it together in my head, but basically, I want to get Grand Prince Visconti and his royal consort to attend a party that you and I will host in celebration of our mating."
I swallowed tightly. "You want to bring the grand prince of vampires in on this?"
"Yes. With his approval, I will accept your father and Pierre's mating publicly, letting the world know that the prince of gryphons and the prince of vampires in Italy both support the relationship your parents and Pierre have."
It wouldn't hold sway over everyone, but it might be the barrier my parents and Pierre needed to keep everyone off their backs so they could live their lives as they chose.
"Do you think he'll agree?"
"I'm not sure. The new grand prince is human so I'm not exactly sure what he will think. All I can do is call him and ask."
"Human?" My eyebrows shot up. "I hadn't heard this."
