The General (GXG) (Lesbian Story) (Book Three)

Chapter Fourteen

Brooklyn's POV

I didn't know what to do. Throughout my whole time as a General, this is the first time where I truly had no idea what to do.

It was a weird feeling; being lost. I didn't like it. I also didn't know how to get rid of it. My thoughts were all over the place right now.

First the castle was attacked. Then I found out Laylah was my mate. We then got sent off to Equanoras and here we are. While we were welcomed into their home, I knew they were weary of us as well, which of course, was to be expected. If the roles were reversed, I would be weary of them as well. They wanted to protect their kingdom and their family and I had to admire them for that.

While I had met Tatum and Sasha previously, their presence never failed to make me nervous. I didn't know what it was about them, but I always felt nervous when I was around them. Maybe it was because I wanted to impress them or it could just be because they were powerful. Either way, I never wanted to get on the wrong side of them.

As I sat on the bed, I contemplated what my next step was going to be. Should I talk to Laylah?

Did I really want to?

I wasn't sure of anything right now. Just when I thought I had everything figured out and my life was on track, I was thrown a curve ball. Finding your mate should feel like the happiest moment of your life so why did I feel so conflicted right now?

I ran my hands over my face and let out a sigh before leaning back on the bed. I barely had time to get comfortable though before a I heard a knock at the door. I leant up and told them that they could come into the room.

The door opened to reveal one of the guards holding a phone in his hand. He held it out for me and I raised an eyebrow at him,

"It's your mother, General."

My eyes widened in slight shock. I hadn't spoken to my Mum for over a month now so I was surprised to hear she was on the phone right now. She must've heard what happened and found out where I was so now she was checking up on me to see if I was okay. That made me feel bad though because I was so caught up in my job that I never took the time out to call her and see how she was doing.

I stood up from the bed and took the phone from the guards hands and thanked him before he left the room. I raised the phone to my ear,

"Hey Mum."

"Hey?!" She shouted, making me move the phone away from my ear slightly at the loudness of her voice, "I haven't spoken to you in over a month and all you can say is hey?! I had to find out through someone else that you were in Selestris when the attack happened! Do you know how worried I was?"

Hearing her say that just made me feel even more guilty, "I'm sorry, I was so caught up with everything that I just forgot to call you."

"That's the problem though, you're always caught up. Ever since you became General, that's all you've been focused on." I sat back down on the bed as she continued talking, "You never make time for anyone else and I just don't understand why."

I let out a sigh, "I've just been busy."

"No Brooke, you make yourself busy. Every time I ask you to come round for dinner, you're busy. What's going on with you?"

It was very rare that I expressed my emotions. Very rare, but hearing my mums voice right now seemed to make a crack in the walls that I had built up. I felt my eyes water slightly and I closed them briefly, willing away the tears, before moving so that I was sitting back against the headboard of the bed,

"I don't know what to do Ma."

"Talk to me baby, what's wrong? What's happened?"

"I found my mate."