Ties that bind

Chapter 8

"Their gonna kill us!" Edric said in a panic as he and his siblings ran down the cobblestone path. The Blights hadn't realized how long the party had dragged on it was already an hour past their curfew!

"Maybe we can sneak in!" Amity said breathing hard keeping up her speed.

"No way they'd fall for that!" Emira said pushing the gate open.

All three Blights entered the manor and started running towards the front door. When they were about to open the door they were greeted by it flying off the hinges with their parents standing right in the doorway.

"In this house NOW!" Their mother yelled pointing to the ground while walking back inside.

All three of them froze in place when they heard the anger in their mothers voice. They already knew what was coming when she sound like that. All three Blights knew they were dead.

"Mind telling me where you three have been?" Odalia calmly said venom leaking through her fangs. The twins cowered at their mothers voice leaving Amity to do the talking.

"W-we were at the Tates estate..." Amity said her voice cracking in fear. Her mother quickly spat out her tea looking at her daughter in surprise.

"What did you just say?!" She asked her stare intensifying along with her voice. "W-We were at the Tates estate mother, we apologize for being late..."

Odalia quickly grabbed the twins by the collar and and pulled them in her face. "What did you two do?!" A hint of fear in her voice still brimming with anger.
"Now now Odalia allow them to explain themselves first" Alador calmly said being the voice of reason he is.

"If you ruined our chance to get into their inner circle I swear I'll-" Odalia was suddenly cut off "we were invited mother..." Amity murmured.

Odalia released the twins glaring to her youngest. "What do you mean they invited you?" Odalia asked narrowing her eyes forcing the spotlight on her daughter.

"It was a event for the youngest daughter... w-we're friends" Amity said still scared out of her mind.

"Youngest? I thought the Tates only had twins?" Mrs. Blight said confusingly.

"It's a long story mother, the party ended up going on longer than expected"

"But yes I am friends with their daughter and so we were invited to their Soiree" Amity said trying to sound as proper as possible.

"Y-your friends w-with a Tate?" Mrs. Blight asked Amity in utter disbelief. For the longest time Mrs. Blight has tried to be the pinnacle of high society. It took her years just to get where she's at, not that she's in a bad position. You'd have to be a full to mess with a Blight. But to mess with a Tate would be a death sentence. The Tates were the highest of the high no one dared to mess with them.

"Amity, you have done well tonight I-I'm proud of you" Odalia said to Amity. This was a shocker to Amity, her mother HER mother was actually proud of her. She was soon brought out of her reverie by her mother.

"Amity you are to get as close to their daughter as possible as of you two, you will also get close to their children do you understand?" Odalia said returning to her cold monotone.