Chapter 26

Third-person perspective.

Mira was sipping tea in the living room when Chloe stormed in. She looked up at her daughter. Her tone was laced with condemnation as she said, "How many times have I told you that you must show the dignity and maturity of a lady of the house when you become one of the Nashes? Don't always look like your feathers are ruffled."

Hearing what she said, Chloe's feathers were ruffled anew. She plopped down beside her and said, "To hell with the Nashes!"

"What's wrong? Did you have a fight with Kayden?" Mira picked up the cup and took a sip of tea.

"Mom, how are you still in the mood to enjoy your tea? I'm freaking out right now."

"What happened?" Mira finally put down her teacup and said in a much more serious tone.

Chloe took a deep breath before beginning to complain, "Do you know how out of line Mrs. Nash was? Early in the morning, she dragged me and Kayden to the Amus family to apologize to that little sl*t. That's not the worst, though. The man who appeared a