Chapter 446

“He’s upstairs with Carl. That poor boy hasn’t woken up yet”.

“Probably all the trauma and not to mention the meds the doc will have him on. Is he going to be all right?”.

Jake would never forgive himself if the boy never recovered.

“Carl seems to think so, but we need him to wake up.”

“Do we know who he is or why he’s here?”.

“We won’t know that until he’s conscious and we ask. Do you want something to drink?”. She asked.

“No thanks. Is Evelyn not here?”.

“She’ll be here a little later. I should have called but I still want us to have lunch. Come sit”.

So, I did. I sat at the table and tried my best to come up with a conversation. It was never awkward between Charlotte and I but sometimes I just didn’t know what to say.

“Jake mentioned your gran had a fall. How is she?”

“She’s fine, cool as a cucumber like always”. Nothing was a big deal to my gran when it came to herself. She could be run over and still she would be fine.

“And how are things between you?”.

“Also, fine”. I smiled.

had disagreements, falling outs but we would always be fine when it really came down to it. We were family and that’s

no one. It had always been the two of us for so long. I could never not have her in my life regardless

she back for

“Well, I think she wants to

coffee in front of me. The coffee I didn’t want but I took it

if that’s what you’re asking”. I took a sip of my coffee; I didn’t like the way that came out. I hope

didn’t mean to pry Leah, and I

smells amazing”. I asked changing the subject. I didn’t want to talk

up to me on what she did. Yes, she was staying because of

homemade sour dough bread”.

course, it was homemade, of

couldn’t wait

have chicken and parmesan parcels in the

“That’s a family favourite”.

to lunch?”

if they appear

here?”.

and Carl are here. They’re all out patrolling the grounds. Jake’s adamant

is?” I

don’t know if it was an accident or we are under threat. The boy being hurt could be a ploy to get into our territory

not. Who would use a kid as bait? Not even that he got hurt badly and if it was done to attack us then why hasn’t it

He’s been up for hours and he’s probably not thinking straight”. I didn’t believe for a

us

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