Chapter 422. Punishment

Edward POV

I lean back against the wall of the principal’s office, trying to hear the conversation my mother is having on the other side of the wall.

From the sound of it, we have really screwed up this time. It will take a lot of ass kissing to get us out of this mess.

“Tish,” Mom’s voice is almost begging. “It is time. They are all eighteen. We cannot keep them apart any longer.”

There is a long pause, and the click of her high heels against the hard floor fills the silence. Then she growls.

“I don’t care what kind of grudge she is holding,” Mom snarls into her phone. “I won’t keep my boys away from her any longer. The prophecy…”

A gasp leaves her lips and stomps her foot against the floor. “You will care about the prophecy when the world you live in is in ruin.”

I spare a glance at Winston. He is listening to the conversation as well. He shares my confusion when we hear of a prophecy. If there is a prophecy regarding us, it isn’t o