Lucas' POV

I was surprised to wake up to the sound of my doorbell ringing. I checked my phone on the nightstand and the time read seven-thirty in the morning. The bell rang again and I sighed, wondering where Ethan was and why he hadn’t answered it yet. I rolled out of bed and sleepily stomped my way to the front door. When I opened it, I was surprised to see my mother, standing elegantly before me.

She was dressed in a tailored red suit, and she wore matching red ...