Chapter 183
Jojo:
I drew in deep breaths once I dropped – or rather, flung – my phone to my bed. I placed my right palm on my forehead and heaved a heavy sigh.
What was I going to do? Did I need to call the alpha, or did I need to stomp to alpha Cole’s mansion and show him that I was not the kind of woman he wanted to mess with? Did I need to stand in front of him and confront him? For a long time, alpha Lake had been the one doing most of the talking, because he always contacted alpha Lake to get to me. But tonight, he had dared to call my private line to threaten me, because he believed I could not speak for myself and I would cower and break into tears once I heard his voice, right?
The way he had attacked every area of my life that he knew meant something. He threatened me with my mother! My own mother! All because he thought that I was nothing but a scared little girl who needed his son’s protection from his greedy claws. I grit my teeth in anger as the thought flashed through my mind.
I did not notice when my fists were already clenched by my side.
How dare he?
In that moment, I made my decision. I was going to find the motherfucker by myself, and he was going to give me my mother back, because I would make sure he had no choice!
With the rage that flowed through me, I tried to get into bed to sleep, but it was almost impossible to do so. I continued to toss and turn on my bed, while thinking of the many ways I could make him pay for daring to insult me. Alas, I gave in to my inability to sleep and I got out of bed. I walked down the stairs and headed to the living room, where I paced about restlessly, thinking of a plan to work.
I didn’t realize when it was already 4am, until my eyes darted to the antique clock at the top of the wall. An idea lit up in my head like a light bulb, and I smiled to myself.
Yes! I knew what I was going to do.
But first, I needed to get Lucian’s things ready for the day. I had no option but to leave him at home with Valerie – under the protection of the guards outside – so I had to show her how to take care of him till I got back, because I knew I would not be away for long. And when I returned, I would have my mother and we could leave this place once and for all. Cole Rush would never have the guts to come after us again after I was done with him, I was sure of it.
I walked to the kitchen and prepared some milk for Lucian. I poured the milk into his feeding bottle and locked the bottle in a warm turbo flask. I carried the flask up to the room, with another empty one in my hand, and a second feeding bottle. When I got upstairs, I pressed my breastmilk into the second bottle and placed it into the other flask.
I set out his clothes and his bathing tools on top of the dressing drawer, before I proceeded to wake Valerie up. For the first ten minutes, she was drowsy with sleep and couldn’t hear anything I was saying. But once I told her I was going to leave the house and she would have to watch over baby Lucian, her eyes widened immediately.
She seemed shocked and scared, she did not know how she was going to feed, clothe and bathe him. I had to calm her down and assure her that everything was going to be alright. I showed her the two flasks and the difference between the two of them. I showed her his clothes and bathing tools I had set, then I gave her tips on how to bathe him and the necessary temperature of the water.
And if he messed up himself, I set three pairs of diapers out, and placed his baby wipes very close to them. I told her that they wiped babies just like she wiped herself.
It took about thirty minutes to explain everything to her, and when I was done, I made sure to ask her if she understood everything I had said. When she nodded with her sleepy eyes, I knew I needed to be sure. I asked her some questions about the things I had instructed her to do, and she answered five out of the five of them correctly.
Confident, I placed a kiss on her forehead and whispered into her right ear.
“I am going to get mum back.” I spoke softly.
She turned to me. I could see the numerous questions in her eyes, but I made her understand I would answer all the questions when I returned.
Determined, I threw on a pair of tight blue denim pants and leather boots. I walked out of the house and took the first taxi I found to the Rush mansion. Adrenaline coursed through my veins and I kept my eyes glued to the window glass.
Few minutes later, the taxi stopped some meters away from the mansion. The man muttered something about not being allowed to go any further. If I wanted to continue my journey, I’ll have to do so on foot. I thanked him, paid my fare and stepped out of the car.
I matched towards the huge steel gates, ready to burst in and intrude, just the same way he had dared to burst into my life with useless demands.
Once I got to the gates, I noticed how fast my heart raced in my chest as it thrummed against the walls of my chest. I closed my eyes and drew in deep breaths. I had to stay calm, I could not give even a tiny hint of fear, because alpha Cole was the kind of man who would notice it, hold on to the fear and feed on it until I was shriveled up and dried.
I could not lose to him, not this time.
I clenched my fists and banged the gate. Before I could make another sound, a small hope opened up and a torchlight was pointed at me. It was barely daylight yet, so it was hard to see who it was. The security lights around the gate came on immediately, illuminating the fields around me.
“Who are you?! And what do you seek?!”
Bloody fucker, I spat. He could talk so well on phone, yet he surrounded himself with huge gates, security lights, guns and guards. If he was so tough, why didn’t he live here all alone? Bloody coward.
“My name is Jojo Wyatt,” I spoke with all the authority I had taken time to muster.
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