Chapter 87 | Through The Motions

Lux

My mom's arm is wrapped tightly around my shoulders as she leads me to the elevator so that she can take me to Apollo's room. I feel tense at the thought of seeing him, but he deserves to hear this from me and not some random stranger. 

My mom means well as she keeps telling me things like, ‘You don’t have to do this’ ‘Will it be too hard on you?’ ‘Your father or I could handle this.’

I refuse… he loved me. He knows me. He deserves to hear this news from someone he knows. The moment we walk in the room his scent is overwhelming, but it makes me heart break all over again. I hear his soft growl as he asks, “What do you want?”

I ignore his warning growl and I walk closer, but my mom had let go of me and remained still behind me. She didn’t want to overstep, but she was uneasy about the fact that Apollo growled at me like that.

As I get closer to him a growl sli