Chapter 031

LORRAINE

The room was shrouded with silence as I watched them eat. I stood in a corner with my hands folded behind my back. I rushed forward to refill their cup each time it was empty. Josh's hands mistakenly brushed my fingers and as I caught the wicked mischief in his gaze, something told me that it wasn't by mistake.

None of them found it necessary to make conversation or break the silence. If I hadn't been tending to them for a long time, it would certainly come off as awkward but it would seem that they were comfortable with the silence.

“Mum, Dad” Chloe broke the silence, and all the attention focused on her as she spoke.

“I don't think I want to be homeschooled anymore. I applied to Werewolf High and I got accepted” she said as she shot the both of them a look.

“Wait what?” Josh sounded almost breathless. If I wasn't imagining things, I would have been convinced that the color drained from her face immediately when she said it.

“You're kidding right?” He said again and sh