Chapter 102. Someone to Blame

I stretched my hand and reached for Lucia as I came out of my restless sleep but she wasn't there. I was startled at first and sat straight.

Then I remembered. It had been a lonely night. I had slept alone because Lucia had spent the night with her mother. I couldn't argue with her. They needed each other. 

I felt someone pushing into my mind link and I opened up. It was Dad. 

'Good morning, dad,' I greeted him.

'We will be heading down to give Alan some eye-opening facts. If you wish to join us, you should be ready in about an hour,' Dad said into the mind link.

'Ok, dad. I will be downstairs soon,' I said and closed the mind link. 

I stood from the bed and went into the bathroom with heavy footsteps. I wasn't happy. The sadness I was feeling wasn't mine alone. Lucia was letting her guard on the mind link down on and off and her emotions kept seeping in. 

How could I possibly be okay when my mate was grieving