Chapter 45

James remarked cautiously as they proceeded to his father's office: "Are you ready for battle with the monstrous beast in his den? Remember to try to control your emotions no matter what he says," he advised. "You know so well that we can never win against his ire, so better keep your mouth shut and just let him talk and talk while we just listen, okay, Cal?

Calix is aware from the start that any conversation he has with his father is unlikely to play out nicely. He is so aware of the situation that he won't let Kaira and Enzo's incident pass without consequences of any kind, not to the two but to him who let them roam around.

And it cause him to think that if his father is not plotting anything against the Lombardi's, then the events that took place earlier should not be of concern to him. But because of the way he was called out to his father's office, it would seem that his supposition was true all along and that his father had ulterior motives after the alliance betw