"Well, why isn't she here? She should at least meet her future in-laws." With those words, a smile crept along her full lips. I had no doubt she was already thinking of grandchildren running around our house. Great. "She's not here because she doesn't know we exist." I made my way over to the island and leaned against it, burying my face in my hands as I felt all eyes on me. "What do you mean? Isn't she-?" "It's Rochelle James!" I shouted out, only to be greeted by complete and utter silence. I cautiously lifted up my head and peered through my fingertips to see their expressions. My mother's was one of shock while my father's was hard to describe. He didn't dare show a single emotion on his face but his eyes said it all, no matter how hard he tried to hide it. Astonishment, disappointment, and happiness all swirled within the depths of his dark eyes; and I knew exactly why he felt that way. "Rochelle James....you mean the human who moved here last week?" my father asked slowly, his voice expressionless. I nodded my head, feeling a swirl of pride erupt inside of me at the sound of her name. My wolf immediately agreed and he showed me a picture of her in my mind. I guess he hadn't stopped thinking about her since we left her at her house. "But she's.....human. How can you have a human mate, sweetheart?" My mother never even bothered to try to hide how stupefied she was. I shrugged. "I don't know. I really don't know." My father sat on a stool across from me, deep in thought. "But there has never been such a case. Humans have never been mated with a werewolf before. It's just not possible." He seemed to be talking to himself more than to everyone around him. Silence erupted all around us as we didn't dare look at each other, not even Ethan who still remained in the room. We were all caught up in our own thoughts and I was too busy listening to my wolf to pay attention to my parents in front of me. 'Even if they don't accept her, we will never reject her.' I shook my head, fully agreeing with him. 'She's our mate and their future Luna. I am not letting her go. I love her too much already.' 'Then show them that.' As my wolf became silent, I noticed my mother smile in front of me. She walked forward, placing a calming hand on my father's shoulder, immediately catching his attention. "Well, if she's our son's mate....when can we meet her?" I raised an eyebrow at her. Was she serious? "Uh, mom, I can't really just bring her here without telling her what we are. We have to at least show her." "Well, how are you going to do that?" The sound of her voice let me know that there was no turning back now. She wanted to meet the woman who will bear her grandchildren and there was nothing in this world that would stop her from getting what she wanted. She was quite a persistent woman if you asked me. I stayed silent for a few short moments before responding, "I don't know. I'll have to see." "Well, get to it. I want to meet my daughter-in-law soon. I'm not a patient woman you know," she said, spinning around and exiting the kitchen. "We know," we all muttered in unison. At the sound of our voices, she spun around and glared at us. We all gave her a mocking smile before we all burst out laughing. She let out a frustrated sigh before muttering to herself, "how do I put up with these boys?" When she was finally out of earshot, my father turned to me, all humor gone from his features. "You sure you can handle this?" I knew there was an underlying meaning to his words. I don't know, was I ready for what was to come for my mate and I? 'Yes, yes we are.' With the reassurance of my wolf, I nodded confidently. She was my mate, and I wasn't giving up on her that easily. Human or not.