Luther

“How’s she doing?”

I turn my head and look at my mother.

She smiles while taking a seat beside me and taking my free hand in her own.

I hear Lorcan sigh contentedly inside my head, even though I know he didn’t mean for me to hear it. Whenever Mum shows affection towards me, Lorcan feels it, and he relishes it.

Mum is the only person Lorcan connects with entirely, and I know that he wants nothing more than to have her hold him when he’s free of me.

I smile slightly and shake my head. “There’s been no change.”

Mum nods knowingly.

“I can’t imagine how hard this has been for you, Luther. Just stay strong; Jenna will come back to you.”

I wish I ha