Chapter 60: Lunch With The Parents - Amelia

This is bad. This is so very bad. You see, my parents balance each other out very nicely. My dad is rational, level-headed, and thinks before he acts; which he passed on to me. My mum on the other hand can be pretty volatile, something she also passed on to me I think. Oh, for the most part, she’s charming, delightful, and upbeat. But upset her in any way and you’re up shit creek without a paddle.

As I’ve mentioned my mum is a picture of elegance when she dresses, and usually, she sticks to more natural tones – maroon being her favourite. But anyone who knows my mum knows that when she wants to interrogate or intimidate someone she pulls out all-black attire. So Vitali telling me my mum is in the Alpha suite all in black with my animai who she recently sucker punched has sirens in my head screaming ‘mayday.’

“Babe, just how fucked am I right now?” Comes Marcus’ voice in my mind.

“I won’t lie, it’s not good. But I’ll be there in a second.”

True to my word, I zip out of the Beta sui