Chapter 26

I stayed up in my room reading the black book don gave to me some time last week but i realized it was the translated version of what Claudia told me about.

For the hundredth time that day I glanced through the list of allies whose names were inscribed in the book and i was totally lost cause no name seemed familiar and i was frustrated cause I didn't know who I could trust. Fuck everything felt like a dead end. I cursed and raked my hands in my hair.

I shut the book and groaned in frustration. I was disrupted by the soft knock of someone. Immediately I figured out it was Esmeralda I hurriedly cleared my bed from the files and other stuff that didn't need to be seen by her.

"Mamá, can I come in?" I heard her soft voice call from the other end as I walked towards the door to unlock it. I opened it to find her staring up at me with a sheepish look and then I realized she was dressed already which caused me to smile.

"Is that what you gonna' wear and follow mamá?" I crossed my arms and r