Revenge After Divorce by Black Rose

Chapter 294

Will she be alright?” The words escaped me before I could stop them, soft and laced with more worry than I cared to admit.

A 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 some stranger, 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 some kind 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.”

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

years ago.

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

fix this.

out my phone and dialled Marcus without thinking. The phone rang

voice was calm, but there was a

a rush. “I didn’t even know she left. I’m… I’m losing it here, Marcus.

end. “Nick, your mother is a force of nature. She’s always

exasperation. “She’s going to

She’s not

get it, but we can’t focus on that right now. We have to finish this job before more people