Trapped in the box's power

Maya saw Amber and Adrian kissing and it took them a while to realize that someone was watching them.

"Mom?" Amber said in shock as she turned back to see her mom by the door.

"What is he doing here?" Maya growled as she approached them.

"I invited him over"

"To kiss him? Do you know the kind of situation the family is right now? And all you could think of is inviting your lover over to kiss him?" She asked, half yelling.

"So what would you have me do? Sit all day the room, staring at those performing the ritual? Is that what you want?" Amber talked back, also raising her voice but Maya responded with a hot slap across Amber's face.

Amber rubbed her cheek and looked back at Maya and walked out of the room with Adrian running after her.

Adrian grabbed Amber's wrist and pulled her to a hug, "It's fine, babe. I never should have come her, it's all my fault"

"No, Adrian. We are seeing each other and they know about it so they should deal with with if they can't accept the fact that I lov