Chapter 77. My Fate

“No…” I whisper while watching mom wince in pain, trying to process what just happened until I notice the blood dripping down to her left foot to kiss the floor.

Polinel shot mom’s leg and is now wiggling from my grasp.

I let her go, not like I had the choice not to since I’m now scrambling to mom, kneeling in front of her and pressing my hands on her wound.

“So you do care,” I hear Polinel comment with a chuckle, but I’m too busy tearing a piece of my clothing and wrapping it around mom’s leg to at least stop the bleeding.

“Stand,” Polinel orders.

I turn and find her pointing her gun at me once more, forcing my obedience.

My hands raised over my head in surrender, I try to relax my breathing to no avail. And I don’t know if the breathing is exhaustion or if it’s just anger—anger at staring at mom’s bleeding leg.

Polinel doesn’t give a fuck about my deal anymore. Plus, she now knows my trick, so she’ll definitely try to kill mom righ