The Moon Will Fall (Moonlight 2)

Chapter 26-Lost

No one said anything for a moment, and if they did I didn't hear them anyway. The heartbeat thumping in my chest louder than any words could make. I couldn't understand why this was making me feel this way? There was no reason to even get upset. I should just shrug my shoulders and not care about it, but for some reason I just couldn't shake the feeling of shock that stung through my entire body.

"Alright Luke, slowly and calmly tell us what that was." Ashton spoke kneeling down as I moved to sit up on the chair.

My hand trembled and I took a deep breath to try and steady it. I knew I had to tell them, it wasn't worth keeping it a secret from them. In situations like this, secrets like this only caused us more trouble.

"It was Mei." I spoke, my words wavering slightly, "My mum, she's gone missing."

Michael shrugged as he raised an eyebrow, "Your problem being? Last I checked we didn't exactly get on with her, sure your mum helped us but-."

"Michael shut up." Calum glared, jabbing him in the shoulder. Michael promptly shut his mouth shooting a glare over at him.

"We have to find her." I say quietly. "I mean Mei described the Shadow Wolves mark to me, it was left hand scribbled on a note on my mother's desk."

Ashton nodded slowly, but the expression on his face was sceptical I think he was just trying to make me feel better. Calum and Michael exchanged glances.

"Look, I can't believe this but I'm with Michael. I thought she hated you Luke? Are you sure looking for her is something you want to do?" Calum frowned, as he placed his hand on mine. His eyes were filled with concern.

I looked away from them, I was quickly realising that none of them could understand this. None of them knew what it was like for me. My mother had once been someone that I'd trusted and loved. Sure, at the time I wished we didn't move around so much but still. Maybe I was crazy after what had happened between us. Yet, especially with Emily missing as well, I was worried this was tied to something much bigger. It wasn't like this many people that were close to us went missing all the time? After seeing what had happened to Kiara too, I didn't want to see this happen to any more people.

"Yes, I know what you're all saying, but she's still my mum. Deep down part of me is always going to care about her, no matter all the awful things she might have done or had a part in. The Shadow Wolves symbol was there, so what if Emily and this is connected even?"

The three of them stare at me blankly, none of them seem to be understanding. Michael bites his lip and the three of them exchange glances. I get the sense their discussing this through the bond without me. The thought frustrates me. Just when I thought we were finally a pack again.

"I'm sorry Luke, but don't you think this is a little suspicious?" Ashton frowned, being the first to speak, "I mean some hunter we barely know and don't trust, rings out of the blue to tell us that your mother's gone missing right after she started looking into Emily's disappearance. Which is the same thing, we're about to do? Besides we saw the Shadow Wolf tonight, there would have to be two of them for that to be possible."

"There still could be two though." Calum countered, his eyes steady on Ashton's.

Michael shoots me a concerned look, 'Yeah Luke, I'm surprised you'd want to? Especially after what we found out? We're still not sure how much input she had in that.' His voice rings through the bond a moment later.

I frowned, of all the things we'd talked about we still hadn't brought that up yet. Michael was right, I wasn't sure what role my parents had played in that. The picture in that office had been proof of that, it was too much of a coincidence that Michael and I had been together like that. I frowned at Michael but nodded, "Even after that."