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LUKE’S POV

“I can’t believe you would do that, Luke,” my mother spoke, with her arms crossed, and then she treads nigher to me.

“Do what?” I asked, not taking my eyes off her. And yes, I clearly had an idea of what she was talking about, but let’s see how this works out.

“You promised me.”

“Promised you what?”

“That you would help me talk to Catherine.”

“I did?” I raised an eyebrow, still playing dumb around here.

with you

“What the hell is wrong Luke? Why are you acting like this right now?”

“Acting like what?”

My mother let out a frustrated sigh. “It’s going to be ridiculous if we continue to go like this.”

“Then you can just end the conversation.”

“Luke, please just…” she sighed, closing her eyes, and her tone softened. “Please, just help me.”

“Mom,” I said, stepping closer to her, feeling the weight of the conversation settling between us. “I’ll help you talk to Catherine. We’ll figure this out together.”

She looked up at me, a mixture of surprise and gratitude flickering in her eyes. Thank you, Luke,” she whispered, her voice softening.

But before she could say anything else, I knew I had to address what had been nagging at me since the incident with Catherine. I took a deep breath, then plunged ahead. “Mom, there’s something I need to tell you.”

Confusion creased her brow as she waited for me to continue.

“When I found Catherine the other night,” I began, my hands sliding into my

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pockets, “a man in a black garment was chasing her. But then, he just stopped and let us go.”

My mother’s expression shifted from confusion to concern in an instant. “A man in a black garment?” she repeated, her voice barely above a whisper.

I nodded, watching her closely for any reaction. “Yeah. And… Ariel saw him, too.”

Her silence was deafening as she processed my words; her eyes were clouded with worry. “Do you… do you know who he might be?” I asked cautiously, already dreading her answer.

She continued to stare at me, her silence stretching on uncomfortably.

“Why aren’t you saying anything?” I pressed, my own anxiety mounting with each passing second.

Finally, after what felt like an eternity, she spoke, her voice barely audible. “Luke,

don’t know who he is.”

Something didn’t add up, and her reaction only fueled my suspicions. “Mom, you’re not telling me something,” I insisted,

I’ll tell you

Not now.”

could

who he is. I don’t want something bad to happen to us later on. It’s better we get the whole situation done as soon as possible.”

yourself out over this,” my mother sighed, her voice softening as

searching for

reassured me, her voice

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garment–he’s very dangerous.”

he chasing Catherine then?” I pressed, my heart racing with each

face away. “I can’t tell

the time come?” I pushed, feeling the

inside me.

her eyes pleading for me to drop the subject.

the story. “Mom, I need to know,” I

an end to this conversation,” she whispered, and her voice was barely audible over my

going to tell me, then I don’t think I should be helping you with your conversation with

“Are you serious?”

my mother continued to withhold crucial information about the man

eyes widening in disbelief. “Luke, why are you so curious

weight of my emotions crashing down on me. Because I want

silence, the tension thick in the air. I could feel my heart pounding in my chest and my breaths coming in ragged gasps as I struggled to control

eyes, I softened my voice barely above a whisper. “I just want to protect my loved ones, Mom,” I confessed, the weight

between us.

softened, her face turning sad as she whispered, “I understand,

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resignation. ” I’m sorry, Mom,” I said, my voice catching in my throat as

her own eyes glistening with unshed tears. “It’s okay, Luke,” she said softly, her voice filled with

watched her go, knowing that despite our differences, we both wanted the same thing: to protect our loved ones at

away, my phone buzzed in my pocket. I pulled it out to see Jack’s name flashing on the

said, trying to keep the

replied, his voice slightly muffled through the phone. “Where are you? We’ve got some

“Isn’t it a

Jack admitted. “But they seem eager to discussi

earlier than usual for such meetings.

them know you’re on your way.”

cut him off,

“What was that?”

into my inner thoughts over the phone. “Don’t worry about it. Just entertain the guests for now, and

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he sensed my hesitation but chose not

call and stuffed my phone back

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