NOLAN
But that was a lie. I knew Mum was mad at me. From what I heard, she caught on to the fact that I had lost, that I didn't even want to fight at all. And guess what? I didn't regret it. It was time she accepted the fact that I was no leader and definitely not one that would rule Darkwood after her. Whatever schemes she was weaving had better stopped now because I wasn't going to be party to it.
With my mind filled with thoughts from here and there, I decided to honour Elvis' invitation to join him at the bar. And yes, the boys drank any time, and if they had their way, they would drink every time.
"I... knew you would come," Elvis said, his words barely clear and quite slurred. "More bottles, more bottles."
Oh, dear.
