My Last Name

**My Last Name** is an InCryptid short story. It is fifth and last in the Dominic and Verity Shorts.

## Synopsis

Vegas was fun, if a little more exciting than originally planned; more importantly, Dominic De Luca is officially gone, leaving Michael Delgado in his place. It's only a name, but a name can change the world in the right hands. A name can change everything.

Everything except for the heart of the one who wears it. No matter what he's called, Dominic loves Verity, and marrying her was the best choice he's ever made. Now if he can just convince the rest of her family of that, he'll have a chance of seeing his next birthday.

With the Covenant behind them and the future ahead of them, it's finally time for Verity and Dominic to face the greatest challenge yet: explaining to her parents why they ran off to Las Vegas to get married, and what the hell she thinks she's doing hooking up with a member, however rebellious, of the Covenant of St. George.

Things are about to get interesting. And not in the necessarily good way.

## Plot

After getting married in Las Vegas, Verity and Dominic finally complete their cross-country road trip, arriving at the Price family compound outside Portland. Verity's father interrogates her to ensure her identity, then cross-examines Dominic as well. Evelyn, too, is suspicious, but they ultimately accept him as Verity's husband.

## Characters

* Verity Price
* Dominic DeLuca
* Kevin Price
* Evelyn Price

**Mentioned**

* Alexander Price
* Antimony Price
* Elsinore Harrington
* Arthur Harrington
* Big Al
* Jane Harrington-Price
* Sarah Zellaby
* Angela Baker
* Alice Price
* Thomas Price

## Field Guide

* Aeslin Mice

**Mentioned**

* Cerberus
* Pitsen
* Apraxis Wasp
* Chupacabra

## Locations

* Portland, Oregon
	+ Price compound

## Organizations

**Mentioned**

* Covenant of St. George

## Continuity

* Verity and Dominic's wedding was performed by a chupacabra Elvis impersonator.
* Verity mentions her brother Alex's aversion to horses, which is due to his past experiences with lycanthropy outbreaks.

## Quotes

* **Kevin Price:** “Your mother’s going to bury him in a shallow grave somewhere on the property. You understand that, don’t you?...I mean, I’m the father figure holding a shotgun, so you’d think I’d be the one screaming about despoiling my little girl, but really, I want to go ask the man if he’s considered going into Witness Protection before your mother gets her hands on him.”
* **Dominic De Luca**: “I know that every human tradition says I should have asked your permission before marrying your daughter—although I also know that those traditions are outdated and unnecessary. No one could give Verity permission to marry except for Verity. She gave her consent when I asked for her hand. I have no intention of deserting her."

### Epigraph

* **Frances Brown:** "I never figured on getting married. For one thing, it would involve finding a man I was willing to tolerate for more than a night, and that seemed about as likely as talking mice. Guess the joke’s on me.”

### Pop Culture

* Verity wants to be married by Elvis. Or at least his impersonator.
* Verity thinks her mom looks like the mother from the Brady Bunch, resembling "1970s sitcom housewives, complete with pantsuits and pearls."
* The Aeslin mice's "yay, we're almost home" song includes several verses from "The Wheels on the Bus".