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They are jealous of me? Because of what Damek said? If anything, I figured they would be mad. My succubi cousins had never been turned down a day in their lives. I can’t imagine it felt good to be turned down by my finacé.

“Madeline, introduce me to your cousins.” Tiffany comes to stand at my left side.

“Tiffany, these are my cousins, Sophia, Willow, Paisley, and Harper.” I point to each of them. “This is Queen Rune, she’s Damek’s mother.”

Harper steps forward. “Your son is just so dreamy. All the cousins are half in love with him.”

“Please tell me you have another son.” Paisley steps up on the tips of her toes and bounces a little.

Tiffany looks from my cousins to me and raises an eyebrow.

“Sorry, but Damek’s brother is taken,” I say, remembering the mention of Duncan’s girlfriend. I’m not certain that his parents approve of her, but I guess whoever she is doesn’t look so bad when compared to my enthusiastic cousins.

Sophia pokes out her bottom lip. “What a shame.”

I grin, feeling a little mischievous. “I have a younger brother, though.”

“Wouldn’t that make him our cousin?” Willow wrinkles her nose.

I shake my head. “Nah. He’s not related to you guys.”

Eden chuckles. I turn to look at her and see that she has her head turned to the side so I can’t see.

Julien is so full of himself—he only thinks he can handle a succubus.

“I’ll introduce you when we go home,” I say, turning back to Sophia. “You guys are staying a few nights, right?”

“We can stay long enough to meet your brother.” Paisley grins widely. “And any other single vampire men you happen to invite over.”

“Madeline,” Mom calls.

Mom is standing next to a worker, chatting away.

Uh, no telling what she told her my ‘style’ is.

“They have a room ready for you,” she says.

“Coming.” I groan, realizing that I’m in for a long night of trying on dresses.

Seven hours and four dress shops later, I found my dress. Nobody could agree on a single dress and I was about ready to give up and go shopping on my own. But the last shop we went to, I found it. Everybody agreed straight off. So the tailor got my measurements and they’re going to make the altercations. And I amsoglad it’s over.

When we get back to the house, Julien is there so I introduce him to my cousins. They instantly take to him and he walks around with a girl on each arm. Willow and Harper refuse to let go of him and he’s got a huge grin on his face.

I roll my eyes when I see him smirk at me.

Tiffany headed home and Mom went straight to bed. Both claimed to be exhausted. I don’t know why they’re exhausted for, I’m the one who had to try on a million dresses.

Eden leads us to the kitchen where snacks are waiting for us. Eden grabs a plate before leaving Julien and me alone with my cousins.

“You just have the longest lashes,” Harper coos.

“And the prettiest eyes,” Willow says.

“Are you sure you don’t have any incubi blood?” Paisley asks. “Because you’re so charming.”

I think I’m going to be sick.

Sophia smirks. “You were the one who reminded them they’re not technically related to Julien.”