Chapter 132

~Athena

Jessica, my mum, and I were running as fast as our legs could carry us when my mother suddenly fell to the cold ground.

"I can't, I can't go any further," she said, trying to catch her breath. We were all out of breath. We had been running ever since we left the mansion without pausing, so I wasn't surprised she was already exhausted.

In fact, I was tired too, but we had to go on; we had to keep running, and I needed to make her understand that.

"Mum, please, we need to get going," I begged. She shook her head and took in a lungful of air as she tried to steady her breathing.

Jessica, who was scouting the area with her gun in hand, backpedaled to us, her eyes not leaving the woods. She lowered herself when she reached us and spoke with a serious tone, "I am afraid we don't have the luxury of resting, Rebecca. We just need to get as far away as possible from the mansion. Right now, we are just about three kilometers away."

"I am so tired, I can't…"

My mum was still in the midd