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“Kassia...”
The professor using her name still gave her a thrill, making her stammer as she answered, “Y-yes, Professor?”
“Are you ready?”
She blinked in bemusement. “Ready for what?” The professor’s gaze turned towards the main doors of his home, and she could have sworn she heard him curse again.
Looking back at her, the professor said finally, “Ready to meet my family.”
Chapter Four
There were three girls inside the professor’s dining room, all of them bearing strong resemblances to each other, but they weren’t identical. Even if she hadn’t seen any of their photos on the Internet, she would have easily guessed their identities, considering how they looked like softer and prettier versions of Alessandro Moretti.
“You don’t have to talk to them,” he told her under his breath, even knowing that his sisters could hear him.
“But I want to,” Kassia whispered back as they walked towards the table. “They could be my future sisters-in-law, you know.”
The words caused Alessandro to trip on his own feet. Ahead of him, he heard his sisters doing their best to suppress their laughter.
Beside him, Kassia mumbled in a small voice, “Sorry.”
Telling himself he would just have to punish his little chick later and teach her about not saying things that could give even someone like him a heart attack, Alessandro had to be satisfied by scowling at Kassia before turning to his sisters. “Kassia, these are my sisters.” He sent the three girls a warning glance as he spoke. Unlike Alessandro and his brothers, the trio had led a fairly sheltered life apart from humans. He hoped to God they remembered enough about their lessons not to say anything strange.
Trying to her best to overcome her shyness, she said with a tentative smile, “Hi.”
"Hi there," Girl #1 said perkily. "I'm Esmeralda, the middle sister."
"Emilia," said the youngest-looking of the three with a smile of her own.
"And I'm Estrella," the last girl said, her tone just as shy as Kassia's.
"Kassia is a student in my class," Alessandro inserted. Introductions over, he asked his sisters flatly, "Now, tell me. What are you girls doing here?" While waiting for the girls to answer, he pulled out a chair for Kassia, placing her next to Estrella. She was the eldest and most quiet of the bunch, and hopefully that would save his little chick from too many questions.
Esme rolled her eyes at his question. "Duh.What do you think?"
Emilia said eagerly, "We came here as soon as we caught her scent—-" Then she realized what she had just blurted out and her lips formed an 'O' of silent dismay.
Kassia turned red at the words. Didn’t that mean Emilia thought shestank? And that they wanted to protect their brother from...her odor? She didn’t think she smelled that bad, but maybe rich people had a better sense of smell. That, or they thought anyone who didn’t wear thousand-dollar perfumes smelled gross.
Either way, Kassia just wanted to sink into a heap of embarrassment on the floor. All this made one thing clear:Alessandro Moretti's sisters hated her. It was the only reason the girl would say what she did.
Sensing her brother’s killer glare, Emilia gulped and stammered, “I mean, I mean...” She looked at her older sisters for help, unable to think of an excuse.
Esme came to their baby sister’s rescue, trying to change the subject by telling Kassia with a beaming smile, “Do you know you’re the first girl our brother’s ever brought to our home?”
“Oh yes,” Estrella jumped in. “You must be super special to Alessandro.”
This time, all three girls felt their brother’s terrifying glower land on them, something that all three also resolutely did their best to ignore.
Kassia immediately forgot all about her awkwardness. "Am I?"Maybe she was wrong, she thought hopefully. Maybe she had just misunderstood the professor’s sister’s words. Maybe rich people just had a weird way of talking or something like that.
Emilia was nodding fervently in agreement. Wanting to paint her brother in the best light possible, she said earnestly, "He's not into women much..." And then she paused, realizing belatedly that she had, once again, said the wrong thing.
Kassia's head snapped towards Alessandro, shocked.Was the professor...gay?
But...how could that be? How could he be gay when they had done...things?
Alessandro's teeth gnashed.
