Blessed by Night

Chapter 66: [Bonus chapter] Stepfather?

Leaning sleepily against Aubrey's bedroom door was Serana who seemed to have just woken up.

"How're you feeling, little dude?" Mal asked gently.

The young girl smiled bitterly when she heard Mal's tone that was still full of concerned affection despite his annoying way of referring to her.

"I'm fine Malachi, you don't need to worry about me."

Serana glanced at Anna and was briefly stunned by her great body and bold tattoos that were normally hidden by baggy black clothes.

"Umm... Did you say something about a house burning down?" Anna asked.

"Yup, mine."

"O-Oh.. I'm sorry..."

Anna suddenly started looking back and forth between Malachi and Serana like she was putting pieces together.

"So... this must be the reason why we aren't going to the guild today."

"Pretty much." Mal nodded as he breezed past her to check on Serana.

"Come into the kitchen, I'll make you some food."

Suddenly, Serena's pink eyes that were showing pure exhaustion lit up as she followed behind Mal like a little duckling.

Anna moved slowly behind them, but she was inwardly cursing herself for her previous assumptions about Malachi's motives.

'I can't believe I accused him of being such a sleezebag... I... should apologize, right?'

Malachi's kitchen was located on a large island that was directly behind his living room.

On one side there was a six burner stove that looked like every chefs dream, and on the other there was a bar with six stools where individuals could sit and watch whatever cooking was taking place.

He invited the girls to either sit on the couch or at the bar as he resumed his task of making breakfast and was surprised when Serana sat right in front of him and gestured for Anna to sit next to her.

"You're Annalise, right? I'm Serana."

"Yea... my friend's just call me Anna." She said shyly.

"Oh, Anna's much better!" Serana said with her usual friendly smile. "Your tattoos are so pretty, I had no idea you had any!"

"I guess I tend to keep them covered when I'm in class and stuff, though I'm not really sure why."

"I'm not cruel enough to invite you into my home without feeding you. You can have as much as you want."

In response, Anna's tattooed stomach let out a massive rumble and her cheeks reddened in embarrassment.

"...You guys didn't hear that."

"I did."

"I have really good ears."

As Serana and Malachi chuckled at Anna's expense, the door to Malachi's bedroom opened and a soft and sleepy voice played in their ears.

"Honey? Where did you go?"

When Sei came into view, she was wearing the same outfit that she usually wore whenever she went to bed at Mal's house. An oversized t-shirt that went all the way to her thighs and black lace panties that were just out of sight.

As the mesmerizing mature beauty rubbed the sleep out of her eyes, she realized that there was an additional person here whom she was unfamiliar with.

"Ah!"

Sei immediately covered her chest and ran back to the bedroom, in the hopes of making herself look more presentable.

When she left, Anna turned around to face Malachi with eyes as big as saucers. "Who... was that?"

"My girlfriend." He answered.

"My mommy." Serana confirmed.

Anna's head was on a constant swivel between the young man in front of her and the girl sitting next to her as she tried to process what she had just seen.

"He... with your mom... and you just..."

"Jeez, what's wrong with you? I thought the whole world knew about Mal's relationship with my mom by now."

"I-I don't get on social media much..." Anna admitted.

"Then... that would make you her stepfather?" She asked Malachi.

Immediately, Malachi and Serana's faces became ugly as they stared at Anna like she'd just said something horrible.

"No... please don't use that term..."

"Even if you're our friend now, we're putting you out if you say something like that again."

Anna decided that maybe it was better if she just drank her coffee for the time being and did not say anything else.

'I really... don't understand anything about these two at all...'

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