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He replies quickly, wandering off, and I hear more movement before finally she speaks.
“It was just Luke,” she chuckles.
“Mom, what’s going on with you and Dad?”
“Nothing you need to worry about. You just focus on those boys of yours and not worry about us.”
“Mom! What is going on?” I demand.
She falls quiet for a second. “Nothing. Things have just been rough since the leaked video. I can’t forgive him for what he did, and he sees no wrong in his action. So, I filed for divorce,” she finally states, and I fall back into my chair.
“You filed for divorce?” I ask, shocked. The mere thought of what she is telling me is near impossible to fathom. Mates rarely get divorced. Usually, the only way out of a mate bond is if one is dead.
“Does he know?” I ask her.
Once again, my mother falls silent. “No, not yet. That’s why I freaked out. He was being served with the papers today. I thought…”
“Mom, you need to get out of there. I don’t like the idea of him coming home with this information.”
“And go where? Luke has school. I can’t abandon the pack. He will cut us off. I am hoping that by serving him the papers, he might see, and might finally agree to listen.”
I shake my head incredulously. How does she not see the danger she is in? Dad has been unhinged lately, and with the growing tension between him and Axton, I now fear constantly for her safety. “Come here, come to the ranch.”
“I can’t. Luke has school. The pack. I’m scared he’ll take Luke from me if I try to leave, or if I go stay in a motel. What if he banishes me?”
“Mom! Do you hear yourself? Everything you just said is a reason to leave, not stay!” I snap at her when once again I hear a loud bang.
“Shit, that is your father. I will try to call you on Friday. I must go,” she says, hanging up and leaving me staring down at the flashing screen.
Seconds later, Sondra walks in, and I glance up at her.
“Everything okay?” she asks as I blink back tears, worried about my mother and brother.
“I don’t know,” I answer, feeling useless that I am unable to help her.
“Whatever it is, we will figure it out later. For now, I have someone I want you to meet,” she says, nodding toward the front of the store.
Chapter
Fifty-Four
My brows crease, but after checking the boys, I follow her out to find the customer from before sitting at one of the small tables. Three cups of coffee sit on the table and a plate of scones and jam. I also notice the Open sign has been turned to Closed, and the blinds are now shut.
Taking my seat next to Sondra, I realize the man is impeccably dressed and looks more like a businessman. But that is not the only thing I notice. He is also a vampire.
“Elena, this Marco. He used to work with my husband,” Sondra tells me.
I blink at her. I have yet to learn exactly what it is her husband did, but we gather he must have been some kind of mob boss.
Not just from the chop shop but the secret bunkers beneath the house that store enough weapons that she could open a gun store, maybe several; also by the safes we have found, some she has forgotten about, all loaded with cash.
Noleen even found a few kilos of cocaine. Sondra tried to tell us the bundles were caster sugar, but we aren’t stupid. And the odor was a dead giveaway. Also the fact that she went and flushed the bags down the toilet.
“Hi, Elena. I am Marco. Sondra here tells me you’re in need of registering your sons and your pack.”
I blink at him. My jaw drops, wondering how the heck she has this man in her pocket, too. Sondra taps my chin, closing my mouth.
“He works for the supernatural council, Elena. He is here to help.”
