Debra’s POV: After coaxing Elena to sleep, I soon followed suit.
In my dream, the boy who looked just like Elena kept crying so pitifully.
Every time he called me Mommy, my heart ached, as though it was being stabbed by a knife. I wanted to go up and hug him, but whenever I took a step, he seemed to get farther and farther away from me.
I suddenly woke up in cold sweat, panting heavily. My heart ached so much.
I touched my face and found that it was wet with tears.
How could I have had such a terrible dream?
Maybe it was because I never recovered from my son’s death.
A N G E L A ‘s L I B R A R Y
The boy said that he was in Thorn Edge Pack… Perhaps it was because Caleb was from Thorn Edge Pack that I had such a dream.
Just then, my phone started to ring. It was a call from an informant. Worried that I might wake Elena up, I immediately tapped the answer key and rushed to the balcony.
“What’s wrong?”
The whistling cold wind blew at my face, sending shivers down my spine.
The image of the little boy in my dream became clearer in my mind.
An anxious voice sounded from the other end of the line. “Debra, Harlan’s been trapped in the bar by Caleb. Please come here and save him!”
“What?”
I was so startled that any trace of sleepiness disappeared. I quickly hung up the phone, grabbed the nearest coat, and ran out.
When I arrived at the bar, I found that Harlan was playing a boring dart game with Caleb. The rest of the customers in the bar had gathered around to watch the fun. In a word, it looked as though they were gambling.
I wove through the crowd and pulled Harlan aside, hissing, “What the hell is going on? Why are you playing a stupid game with Caleb in the middle of the night?”
Harlan looked a little embarrassed. “I just wanted to hang out with Zoe so that she’d stop suspecting us. I did this for the mission. But I didn’t expect to be roped into a dart competition with Caleb.”
I looked at him, feeling incredulous.
The emergency turned out to be nothing but a stupid game. When I heard the report from the informant, I had thought that Caleb had exposed Harlan and arrested him.
I glared at Harlan and said through gritted teeth, “Put an end to this now. We’re Leaving.”
I pulled Harlan back to the front and announced to everyone, “The competition is over. Harlan and I need to get going. Sorry for the disturbance, folks.”
