FreeGoodNovelChapter 294 Will she be alright?" The words escapedbefore I could stop them, soft and laced with more worry than I cared to admit.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtA smile crept across Luke's lips, and it was that smile that made my insides churn. It was a proud smile, but there was something wrong with it. "Boy," Luke sald, his voice most teasing, "your mother is one of the best. I'm more worried about those boys than I am about her. Trust e, in our world, your mother is a legend." A legend. A legend? I couldn't believe it. That was my mother he was talking about. The one who had raised me, the one who had been nothing but gentle, nothing but caring and protective. And here was Luke, as if he was discussing sstranger, as if it were all so damn casual. “A legend,” I repeated under my breath, the word tasting bitter in my mouth.
I glared at him, the urge to punch him right in the face rising inside me. "A legend?" I spat; my voice harsh. "I don't give a damn about her being a legend in your world. My mother is out there, and she could be in real danger, and you're smiling about it like it's skind of joke. What the hell is wrong with you?" Luke just chuckled, unfazed by my anger. "You don't get it do you?" He leaned back, crossing his arms. "Your mother chooses to be who she is. She's always chosen that fe. That's who she was meant to be. You may see her as fragile, but the world sees her differently." I opened my mouth to argue, but the words caught in my throat. What could I say to that? Luke was right about one thing, my mother had always chosen this life, even if I hadn't been around to see it. But that didn't change the fact that I was terrified. Terrified that my mother, my fragile mother, was in the thick of a war she had left behind years ago.
I clicked my tongue in frustration, turning away and heading for the door. Luke's words echoed in my mind, but they didn't comfort me. They only made the pit in my stomach grow deeper. I needed to do something. I needed to fix this.
I pulled out my phone and dialled Marcus without thinking. The phone rang three times before his voice cthrough.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"Nick?" His voice was calm, but there was a hint of tension beneath it. "What's going on?" "It wasn't me," I said, the words tumbling out in a rush. "I didn't even know she left. I'm... I'm losing it here, Marcus. How do you control a woman like her?" Marcus sighed on the other end. "Nick, your mother is a force of nature. She's always been this way. going to listen to anyone telling her what to do." I rubbed my eyes in exasperation. "She's going to driveinsane.' She's not "I get it, but we can't focus on that right now. We have to finish this job before more people get hurt. You know how this works."
I swallowed hard, trying to steady my breath. I was running out of time. The more I thought about my mother, th the more I realized I was powerless to stop her. She would do what she wanted, and all I could do was watch. "Look after her for me," I said, my voice tight with frustration. "Just... keep her safe, okay? Please."
There was a long pause on the other end. "We'll take care care of it, Nick You don't have to worry about her. Focus on what needs to be done."
I hung up without saying another word, feeling the weight of everything pressing down on me. My mother out there, chasing danger like it was something she craved, and there was nothing I could do to stop her. But I would never stop trying.
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