Chapter 76
Dominic's POV
"Hey bud", I ruffled Nico's hair. "How are you doing?"
Nico threw me a wide smile. "I'm good", he replied quickly, his eyes drifting to the door. There was an obvious disappointment in the way his shoulders sagged when he realized his mother was not with me.
"Hey!", I waved in his face. "where's your mind at?"
Nico kept quiet for a beat before speaking. "Do you know where my mummy is? She promised to come home early today and...", he glanced at the wall clock. "I can't read the time but I can tell that it's late."
"It's late", I smiled. "But, your mom had to...travel for a while."
He scrunched his nose. "No. She would've told me."
"Yes. But she was in a hurry", I swallowed, already hating myself for lying to him. "So, she informed me to tell you. She said
