Making the Alpha strong

Chapter 43

*Amanda's pov*

The clattering sounds of metals echoed in the vast room as our uneven breath mingled with our uneasy postures. Even swallowing the food down the throat without making a loud noise was a great deal as we all feared to gain the attention of the woman sitting gracefully one of the head chair of dinning table. It felt like we are sitting on a sharp blade that if we put more pressure it would pierced through our skin. But unknown to all the chaos going inside us the women behind all this itself seems to be enjoying the gathering with her dear ones after back months. Only if she could fool everyone!

She must be smiling and making easy conversations with everyone and trying to maintain a friendly atmosphere, but that piercing gaze landed upon me time to time, those subtle words to measure my true feelings and that dominating arousal she let out just to make me uneasy didn't went unnoticed by me. She is on the edge as well as me. And the fact that everyone tried to avoid the big elephant in the room put even more pressure on us as we tried to keep a friendly interaction masking our true feelings.

"when is this long ass dinner gonna finish?" Jungkook's voice ranged in the mind link as all youngsters in the room vent still hearing his question.

"Seriously! I already feel nauseous eating the same meal for past one hour while trying to keep a grin." Jimin joined in the complaining of that idiot.

"No one stopped you from eating the desserts!" Yoongi linked back nonchalantly rolling his eyes at Jimin causing the later to huff like an immature child. 

"Bunch of idiots!" Kayla butt in causing me to raise an eyebrow at her attitude. Guess she spent too much time with that grumpy grandpa.

"Says the queen of idiots itself!" J-hope huffed offended causing others to cover their mouths to hide the snickering as Kayla glared daggers at him.

"Why am I hear with these toddlers?" Namjoon oppa groaned giving us a 'I am so tired of this shit' expression.

"When you were their age, you were worse than them!" Jin oppa stated embarrassing the later as he became the laughing stock of our mind link. Despite all their efforts to lighten up the mood I still felt uneasy in the presence of Queen. It's not like she is a evil witch or something that is waiting to poison me to put me in eternal sleep, it's just the fact I challenged her when she warned me about the future. I was so dense and blinded in love that I refused to look past anything other than that. How I wish I was sane enough to consider what she said or at least keep my mouth shut without arguing back stubbornly like that. Why? Why out of everyone she has to be my mother-in-law? Why meeeeee.....? 

"So Amy?" There it goes! I clenched my eyes shut as I felt everything around me freezing when she addressed me directly causing my friends breath to hitch as the sound of it was obvious to my ears. I felt a warm hand being placed on top of my cold sweating hand as tingles danced on my skin, oddly comforting and giving courage to face whatever to come. Inhaling his homey scent and remembering the fact that he is right next to me to support I opened my eyes with a light smile to acknowledge the queen.

"Yes aunty?" My voice sounded hoarse from not speaking for past two hours causing that idiot best friend of mine to mock laugh as other glared at him. Shaking my head at cleared my throat as that dumb cough to cover his outburst. I don't know why that idiot never stay serious in serious situations. I glanced back at the queen waiting for her to say something. She just light heartedly chuckled before glancing back at me and save me Moon goddess, her gaze totally took one eighty as that friendly demeanor facade shattered over taking with a ice piercing gaze.

"Since it's quite time since you found out your mate, why don't I see a mark on my son's neck yet?" WHAT? WHY? Jungkook chocked on his food as Kayla spluttered her drink out. I saw from my peripheral view that my parents are sharing an awkward look not expecting that question and probably wondering about my answer. As for me, I was left with wide eyes and hanging mouth ajar trying to process an answer. My mouth opened and closed like a gold fish as my brain cells refused to function together to react for this situation. I was just left their totally rooted on my seat. What am I supposed to say?