Battlefield (The Covenant Book 2) by Gwendolyn Casey

Author:Gwendolyn Casey [Casey, Gwendolyn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Evernight Publishing
Published: 2018-09-09T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Five

Cece

My mom looked a little better today, not as pale. Or maybe it was my imagination. Maybe I just wanted her to look better.

I had one of her hands in both of mine, rubbing lotion into her skin gently. It smelled like cherries. She liked that scent. It was the same scent as her lotion at home. With how much I came to despise this woman over the years, I was surprised that I still remembered those details. They seemed so mundane on a normal day. But on days like this, they were important and precious, a small comfort to have amidst the anxiety.

I noticed that I was calmer today than I was yesterday. I wasn’t sure if it was Jordan’s arrival or if my brain had finally accepted what was happening. It was probably a mixture of both. As much as I fought it, Jordan had become a part of my life. He was someone I could trust, and his presence made me feel consoled. Earlier, when Sonny was in the room, I saw the same overwhelming shock on his face that I felt last night.

I tried to reassure him, but I think the sight of my mother laid so low had scared him. He was seeing the consequences of my mother’s choices, and they were intolerable.

I had just finished her right hand when Jordan came in with a tea for me. “Thanks,” I said as he handed it to me, a soft smile on his face.

“Where’s Sonny?” I asked.

Jordan leaned against the window, putting his hand in his pocket while the other held his coffee.

“He’s making some arrangements.”

“Arrangements for what?”

“When I told him that I was looking into a rehab for your mother, something more substantial, he thought it might be a good idea to try it himself. Somewhere different than your mother.”

“Wait, back up. What kind of rehab are you talking about?”

“You told me how the thirty-day programs never worked for your mother, so I was looking for a place that she could do a ninety-day program. Somewhere far away from Clayton so she could concentrate of getting better.”

That was exactly what Betsy needed, but it was impossible. “Thanks for trying, but we don’t have insurance. We can’t afford to send her to some place like that.”

“I can afford it,” he said.

“No, Jordan. I can’t let you.”

“You’re not letting me do anything. I already contacted a facility in Arizona and made the arrangements. She is going.”

I set my tea down and got up, so I could get close to him. “So, you think you can simply make decisions for me and my mother now. And did you forget that the police back in Clayton might have something to say about her leaving the state?” I said, trying to keep my voice down even though my anger was boiling.

He sat down his coffee and stood up straight, towering over me like he always does. “The cops won’t be a problem. I have the club’s attorney handling that as we speak.

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