Chapter 497. Sword

DOVE

Letting Liam go to see his dying father was one of the hardest things I’ve had to do in my entire life. I didn’t want to let him go. If it were up to me, I would even adopt him to be my son. I was overprotecting him and it wasn’t right. He wanted to be by Eussim’s side. It was the most understandable thing. It wasn’t right to get in the way like that.

Jacob held my hand in his when I saw him leave through the hallways.

“He’ll be fine, he’s a very strong boy.” Jacob hugged me to give me his strength and his warmth. That made me feel so good for a few seconds. When we were together everything around me changed.

Then I saw, in the hallways, something I didn’t expect at all. My mother was walking up the stairs in a hurry, she was even sweating. She was practically running.

“Mom, you can’t be here. You must be in custody, this is a dangerous place.” I hastened to remind her. Like Leticia, they both had to be under protection so that no one would use the