CHAPTER 34

~Audrina~

My eyes moved in James’s direction. I was waiting for him to speak or say something, but he just stood there with his gaze on the ceiling. I wondered what he found interesting as he stared at the ceiling, or was he looking at it in order to avoid my gaze?

I sighed softly, taking slow steps in his direction. At each step I took, I felt my emotions weigh down on me. Thoughts about my mother flowed into my head, and I couldn’t stop thinking about her and how I wanted her to be safe and here with me.

The minute I had gotten close to James, he turned to look at me, his sparkling blue eyes locked on mine. He had a neutral expression, but it changed the instant I spoke up.

“I need you to help me save my mother, James.” I said it in a very soft tone, which sounded like whispers. “I’m begging you; I just really need her with me.”

My voice cracked as I said those last words. I managed to pull myself together, but as I was about to speak, James turned his back on me. He was also walki