Losing Hope

Chapter 23 A place in time

(Him - Ryder) Now....

Someone knocks at my door. It's Ethan.

"Yes, bro. How are you?" I ask, coming sit in the seat in front of my office.

"Troubled." I reply honestly.

"I know I can feel it. Do you want to speak about it?" He asks.

I decide to share everything with him. The memory I saw in Daniel's mind and my choice to offer the position of Gammas to Enzo and Sam.

"I think you made the right decision."

"I think so too. I just wish to know why Enzo told Hope it was better for me to be absent then to be dead." I sigh.

"Yeah... I think there is a lot we don't know about Hope. Dan is as secretive as she was and he's only 5. This is not normal." He replies.

"This is so frustrating!" I comment.

"I need to run!" My wolf inquires. Running always helps us to think clearly.

"I'm going for a run. Do you want to come?" I ask getting up.

When he nods I give him my hand to help him to get up. When I touch him, I see one of his memories.

"You really stole your parents' emblems to give them to Hope! "

"I've told you, you didn't believe me?"

"I was not sure... You always have been mommy's little boy!"I joke.

He gives me a finger making me laugh. Then he says:"Wow, you saw that. How? I wasn't even thinking about it. It just pops into my head. How did you do that?"

"I don't know... I can't believe you put the blame on her!"

"I didn't! They concluded that by themselves and I just didn't say anything! It was my goodbye gift. And to be honest, every time I saw them that made me feel mournful. I actually hated going to your father's office because of that tiger's skin. You have not idea how grateful I am that it's not here anymore." He defends himself.

"You're weird sometimes." I tease him.

While we were running, my mother mindlinked me asking to meet her. This is why even if I'm hungry, I'm going to meet her first in my office aka Dad's former office. Everytime she comes here I can see nostalgia in her eyes. Will I feel the same when it will be the time to pass it on to my son? Maybe but I will also be so proud.

"I want to know what happened yesterday with your sister! What did you do?" Mom demands as soon as I close the door behind us.

I groan, putting my head in my hands: " Mom stay out of this! I fixed it, no need for you to be involved."

"How much did you mess up?" She asks.

I sigh in defeat, she will not give up."A big time. But more with Daniel than Sam. I need to find a way to connect with him, to link somehow with him. It's driving me crazy. I really need to have better control over my temper."

"I know, it's a difficult time but you will find a way to break the ice with Daniel, he's your son. Soon he will need you."

"I'm not so sure about it..." I mumble.

"He will." She affirms touching my shoulders. Suddenly the decor is changing. Another memory is coming to mind.

"She will be here soon. How will we approach her, sweetheart?" Brett asks me.

"I don't know... this girl is a mystery." I sigh.

Someone is knocking at the door. At least she's punctual!