Alex relaxed as his mother came back to herself. If it wasn’t so dangerous, it might have been kinder to let her remain in that world, where her life had been easier.
As her trembling subsided, he glanced at Ryan. The duty of watching over William today had fallen to him, while the rest of them had been out looking for signs of the Order’s new hiding place.
“Ryan, if you could take my mother back to her rooms, please? I’ll be there as soon as we’ve sorted out some issues.” He left unsaid the watch over her part of the order, although he was certain he caught that part without it being said. “Mother, go with Ryan please, I’ll drop in and we’ll have tea.”
“But you drink coffee.” His mother looked up at him, her lips trembling.
Alex felt his lips twitch but managed to keep a straight face
