Chapter Eighty Two


    Chapter Eighty Two


    I knocked on the door to my mother''s apartment but there was no response. I had been here for about five minutes now. Was she avoiding me?. I tried the door; only to discover it was unlocked so I pushed it open, walking into her apartment. "Mom?"


    No response. "Anyone home?"


    No response.


    It was very clear that there was nobody in here; maybe she was out working, but her scent seemed a bit... faint, like she hadn''t been in here for a few days, I was slowly getting the hang of my ''heightened'' senses now, and I could easily note things like this.


    I frowned, bemused. I searched in the fridge for a drink-anything that would keep me busy, I hated the idea of returning back to my room. I felt so trapped back there. But the fridge waspletely empty. Strange.


    I shrugged off this eerie feeling and walked out of her apartment, shutting the door just as I had found it.


    A maid had been walking by, and I called to her.


    "Have you seen my mothertely?" I questioned, and her eyes flew wide.


    "She is ''your'' mother?"


    They should all know that by now, right?, but I guess... I and Kate-my mother-are rarely ever seen together.


    "Yes, she is," I answered, wondering if Thane had wanted that a secret and deciding that I wouldn''t go with that, I would never keep the rtionship between I and my mother a secret.


    "Oh... wow, uhmm, she had been gone for a few days now.".


    "A few days!"


    I couldn''t believe she was gone; a sense of dread washed over me. I had felt like something was very wrong earlier but I brushed it all away, thinking I could be wrong, maybe she had spent the nights in a different room.


    Where could she have gone?, she had nowhere to go; out there was dangerous. With all she had been through, I wouldn''t expect that she would leave without informing me. Yes, I had been a bit distant thesest few days due to the ''incident.'' I had been so ashamed of myself; I couldn''t summon the courage toe meet her and finally I did, but she is nowhere to be found. I dismissed the maid, giving her no clue that this news troubled me.


    Chapter Eighty Two


    I walked down the hallways, lost in thoughts. I didn''t know if to feel disappointed or anxious. Just then I heard the silent sobing from one of the rooms. I paused; the sounds seemed to being from a female, but past experience had taught me that I should try minding my business more often, and I had been about to walk off when I saw the sh of blue hair. Very familiar-looking blue hair. Beatrix. The more reasons I shouldn''t be here, I walked away. "Riley"


    She called my name; she had either sensed or seen me. I inhaled deeply; this was the very same person who had betrayed me; I could clearly remember her walking past me like I was nothing but ''thin air'' a few weeks; then she got what she wanted; she had deceived me, and I had lost Thane''s trust once. I shouldn''t care about her; perhaps I should walk right past her just as she did to me,


    but then I remembered the woman who had saved my life, she had saved me from those rebels-for whatever twisted reasons she did that and now... she was in pain. Everyone needs someone to talk to, no matter how tough they seem to be; this was what being a Luna meant. 1


    So I walked into the room.


    This could be a trap; of course I was well aware; Thane had no clue that I was here, and Axel... well, I hadn''t seen him since the date.


    "What''s wrong, Beatrix?" I asked, my voice soft even if I was partly faking it.


    "You act like you don''t know," she said, tears flowing down her eyes. I had never seen Beatrix look this... breakable, this so fragile; she had never let out this other part of herself - at least not in front of me.


    "I don''t." I say taking a seat on a chair opposite her. "But you could talk to me.''


    "So you are doing what? trying tofort me?" she questioned with a snort.


    "I had been on my way; you called for me, but if you don''t need anything from me, then I might as well leave," I say, some of the bitterness sipping into my words.


    "No, I... needed to talk to you."


    "First, would you answer my question? When you ''helped me out of the pack, I had found someone waiting, someone from my past that I wasn''t very enthusiastic about meeting, and it led me to believe you nned it out; you betrayed me, leading me into a trap, why?." 1 Today''s Bonus Offer