A few very tense minutes have passed in which I mostly glared at Andy and his uninvited guests. When the door handle started rattling a little, indicating that someone was unlocking and opening the door, everyone jumped a step back.
I scoff and mutter under my breath: "So much for being powerful Alphas, Betas and Kings!"
"Right, if everyone can now join my sister and I, please? I do apologise for rudely making you all wait but I don't get to see my sister too often. I believe we have some strategies to discuss now." My mother pops out from behind the door, opening it a little wider and inviting everyone inside. She's in her Queen mode, well composed and calm, like she didn't just see the sister she believed to be dead for 20 years. It makes me squirm like that time I accidentally droppe
