Chapter 16
“Someone?” my mother said vaguely, her body angling toward the tall male even as she continued piercing me with cold blue eyes. “Could you ask them to come back later, sweetheart? I’m afraid I already have someone to deal with right here....”
The way Sarah said that second “someone” made me regret having trekked across the country to meet her. But, of course, I’d never hoped for a tearful reunion...well, not after my teenage self delved into my birth mother’s history and realized the sort of life she’d chosen to live after leaving me behind.
Instead, I reminded myself that I was here to rendezvous with my brother. Derek had promised to meet me at “Mom’s” and both Chase’s and Becca’s safety depended upon finding him in a timely manner. The goal was to fulfill my mission then l
