Chapter 72

Who was it that told Lucas my whereabouts? Who betrayed me? Was it Laura or that greedy bustard, Thorne?

I was exhausted with the whole stuff but I needed to get to my mother so they wouldn't harm her.

Why would Lucas want to kidnap my mother in the first place? I wondered. I couldn't sleep, not when my mother's life was in danger, so I picked up the little luggage that belonged to me and my mum, some mushrooms and the remaining water and headed for that path where I had last seen my mother.

The path I was on could also lead me to Shadowcrest so I kept walking. I keep straining my eyes and ears to hear from her once again. I actually had no clear plan, only to keep moving and fight if I had to.

The fear of losing my mother gnawed at me especially when I knew that I was the reason she was in the forest in the first place. I felt horrible and guilty as I kept walking, praying to see a track of her somewhere.

I couldn't cry, not because I was affected but I didn't want to bring so much a