Tempting Fate

158 Chapter 158: The In Laws

Reed said hello to his father, who had come from another realm to see him. When the former king went to the world of humans, it was clear that time had passed. There are strong winds, thunder, and lightning in the sky. Reed released black smoke and put it around the king’s body and a soldier’s.

“Why did you ask the soldier to pick me up and pick me yourself?” Eldron, the former king, was upset when he walked into Reed’s yard.

Eldron looked around. “And your neighborhood is really protected, huh.”

“Should it not?” Reed said. “Why your sudden visit?”

“Your soldier may have told you what went on in the realm, but...” Eldron stopped moving and turned to look at Reed. “I want to see my grandson first. Where is he?”

Reed smirked. “He is in the house. Let’s go inside right away.”

Eldron went inside and was surprised to see another man about his age. He gave him a smile. Eldron gave Reed a quick look.

“Who is this human?” Eldron whispered to Reed as he stared at Eddie.

“Eddie, that man is Emy’s dad,” Reed said.

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Eddie approached them with a smile. “Hi, how are you? It’s great that you stopped by. We haven’t met yet. My name is Eddie, and I’m Emy’s dad.” He stuck out his hand for a handshake.

“I was the former king of...” Eldron started introducing himself, but Reed cut him off before finishing.

“My dad is Eldron,” Reed said.

“Eldron. I am Eldron.” Eldron said. He reached out Eddie’s hand and did a handshake.

When Emy came down with the child, they turned toward the stairs. Eldron moved quickly toward Emy. He looked right away at the baby, who was sound asleep. He looked surprised. No one can tell from the child’s body that it is a demon instead of a human.

“What a good-looking boy...” Eldron replied, and then he looked at Reed. “I don’t know what to say. It’s interesting.”

“In a while, Father, he’ll wake up. He just needs a little rest.” Emy said.

“Tired?” He asked this with a frown.

“Babies get tired when awake because, Father, they want to sleep more at this age,” Emy told him.

“I don’t understand why humans like him...” Reed talked over Eldron again, so Eldron couldn’t finish what he was going to say.

“Father, Dad made a snack for you. Why don’t you eat while you wait for Alex to wake up?” Reed asked.

“Alex?” Eldron asked.

“Your grandson, Alex,” Reed said.

“Alexander... what a brave name!” Eldron said.

“This way, dad..” Reed said.

Eldron and Eddie both went right after Reed. Right away, they went to the kitchen. Jasmin and Avery went to Emy’s house and sat on the couch. Avery looked at the kitchen where Reed’s father was. Emy saw that Avery had been looking at them for a while.

“Avery, is there something wrong?” Emy spoke up.

“Was he the king before?” Avery asked.

“Yes, he’s Reed’s dad,” Emy said.

Avery made a deep sigh. It showed that, like Reed and Devin, he was also a strong demon. While Eve has a different kind of power. Her power isn’t as strong as the other three in the house, but it can still be used. It was playful.

When Avery felt Emy’s hand on hers, she turned around.

“Avery, is there something wrong?” Emy asked once more.

“I’ll tell you, Miss Emy. My guess was wrong.” Avery told me. “Looks like you and baby Alex are in danger.”

“W-what are you saying?” Emy got nervous all of a sudden and hugged baby Alex even tighter.

“I don’t know why Reed’s dad is here, but I think he knows something, which is why he’s here,” Avery said.

Avery could feel Emy’s hand close in on her.

“Don’t worry, Miss Emy. Even if I die, I’m here to protect you.” Avery told Emy.

“Stop saying that. No one’s going to die, okay?” Emy said.

Reed, Eddie, and Eldron talk to each other at the same time. Eddie seems happy to meet Eldron because he keeps talking to his father, but Reed has to send Eddie away because he and his father need to talk about something. Eddie’s ear was hit by black smoke Reed released. He then told them goodbye and left the kitchen.

“Isn’t he tired of talking?” As Eldron watched Eddie leave the kitchen, he asked, “He always had more stories to tell.”

“He’s just glad to have met you, dad,” Reed said, and then he turned his back on Eddie. “He is nice, and I have nothing bad to say about him.”

Eldron didn’t even say anything against it. He took a deep breath and turned back to look at Reed.

“Let’s talk about what Prince Dynhir brought to the kingdom,” Eldron said.

Reed inhaled deeply. He got up and walked over to the mini bar. He went out in search of wine to give to his father.

“What kind of liquor do you want, father?” Reed asked. “Humans perfectly fermented their liquor here.”

Eldron frowned, got up, and started walking toward Reed. Reed gave Eldron a shot of whiskey.

“This whiskey is very popular in this world.” Reed said, “The truth is that everything in my collection is well-known.”

Reed filled his dad’s glass with ice, which made his dad frown. Reed then filled the glass with wine and gave it to his dad.

“Other than liquor, what did you put in it?” Eldron asked in surprise.

“Ice,” Reed said. “Father, why don’t you try first?”

Eldron shook the wine around in the glass and took a sip. Eldron was surprised by its taste.

“Strange,” Eldron said.

Reed gave him a smirk and a sip of wine. It is the color of golden butterscotch and smells like nuts like hazelnut, coconut, almond, or walnut. And it tastes like nuts as well. And the flavors go well together and don’t overpower each other. In other words, it was well-balanced. Describing what flavors it had, it was also spicy. Just what Eldron wanted to happen when he drank wine.

“Wow, it tastes good to me. And the cold drink that touches my throat makes it even more intense. I’m impressed by human liquor.” Eldron said.

Reed just smiled and filled Eldron’s glass with wine again.

“But what does Dynhir want?” Reed asked. “What did he say to you that made you come here so fast?”

“He said that having the baby is a dangerous thing. In the future, the realm might go to war, and that is what he fears.” Eldron said.

“Future? He’s being problematic for the future?” Reed smirked. “What could my child do at his age? Is it because he’s a half-blood? Even though Dynhir hasn’t met my son yet, he’s already scared.”

“He still hasn’t met my grandson?” Eldron asked.

“I don’t understand what the problem is,” Reed said. “I don’t like what he’s thinking about my son. Has he talked about this with anyone else?”

Eldron shook his head. “I’m not sure. I don’t know what he did after I talked to him.” Reed took a deep breath and poured himself another glass of wine. “You? Are you afraid of my son, dad?”

Before answering Reed’s question, Eldron took a drink. “Reed, my grandson isn’t just a demon. You are the strongest demon who has ever become king. Even with all my strength, you can beat me if you want to. What do you think your son, who can live in two different worlds, can do?

“So you’re scared of my son, right?”

“In time, your son will be terrifying, but right now, he’s just a sheep who doesn’t know how strong he is. Reed...” Eldron said. “I’ll be honest: I don’t like my grandson. I think you should keep an eye on him very closely.”

Reed looked at his father and then drank some more wine.

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“You knew Emy when she was a child....”

Eddie was already sitting on the couch, so everyone looked at him. After being quiet for a few minutes while watching TV, he spoke up suddenly.

“Dad?” Emy spoke up. “Who do you want to talk to?”

Eddie doesn’t know how he got to the living room since he was talking to Reed and his father in the kitchen. Eddie gave his head a scratch.

“Ah, I’m just surprised,” Eddie said. Emy didn’t speak. “Son, the kids and I will go home first because they still have work to do at school, and we have a trash project to finish.”

“Don’t worry, Dad. It’s good, and the kids do well in school.”

“Of course. Your brothers work hard at school. They don’t give me problems at all, except when it comes to math. You know I’m illiterate and can’t help them with their assignments.”

“Jasmin is good at math, Dad,” said Jasmin. Avery told me.

Jasmin nodded. “I’m not very good at anything, but math comes naturally to me. You can call me when the kids have homework, and I’ll come to your house.”

“Huh? It’s so embarrassing, Jasmin. I also don’t want your work to get in the way.”

“Dad, Jasmin, and Avery are not at work. I’m with them at home because I need someone to talk to. Also, if Jasmine is the one who teaches the kids...” Emy said, “Then I’ll look at my friend,” and she did. “We can hire him to teach. That will give you extra money, Jasmin.”

“Dad, this son of yours is going to make me a lot of money, so you must agree,” Jasmin said, laughing.

Eddie laughed. “Give me your number,” Eddie said, then he took my phone out of my pocket,”

Jasmin took it with a smile and put her number in Eddie’s iPhone’s address book.

Avery couldn’t take his eyes off the father and son, who was having a serious talk from the minibar. Even though he couldn’t hear what they were saying, he knew it was necessary.

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