She nods slowly. “She’s doing pretty well despite everything. I’m glad she’s alive. It’s still just so hard to believe. I don’t think it’s sunk in yet.”
“It might take a while. You were lied to since you were a kid.”
“Yeah, it’s kind of crazy. I keep wondering if I should have questioned what I was told, but I was too young to even think about it. Adults have all the power when you’re little.”
“They do, and that’s fine when they’re good people doing the best for their kids. It’s not okay when the adults are creeps and assholes.”
She sighs. “I wish there weren’t so many of those.”
“I do too.”
We move around to the trunk together and she helps me bundle up her mother’s things properly in the sheet before I lift it out to carry inside.
Jay and Scarlett are already inside by the time we join them in the reception area.
Lana and Pete are outside Lana’s office with Dr. Morgan, Damian, and Dr. Clarke.
“Welcome back,” Lana says, giving us a wry smile. “Jay just introduced us to Scarlett and her baby. I’m guessing you’d all like to rest now, especially given the time, but we do have a few things to sort out before we can let everyone go to their suites for the night.”
I should have seen this coming.
Chapter One Hundred-Forty-Four
Robin
Lana details out her instructions, and my mother goes with Jay and the Doctors into the security office, while Falcon and I follow her into her office, with Pete close behind.
We sit down on the couches, Falcon and I opposite Lana and Pete.
“I know it’s been a long night, so we’ll keep it brief.”
“Sure,” Falcon says. “Do you have that basement room secured now? The one with the tunnel?”
“It’s been boarded up, and we have two guards in that area until we can have it sealed off properly. It’s a huge construction job, but we intend to have the basement filled in with concrete since it seems the only real purpose of having a basement at all was for Warren Corvina to have access to the academy at all hours of the day and night.” Lana doesn’t sound happy about that realization. “If you have any better ideas, we’d be happy to hear them.”
“No,” Falcon admits. “That sounds good to me.”
“Good,” Lana says. “We’re going to have Rob help your mother. He was able to help you with your memory, and he should be able to help her process her trauma. Ezra’s going to check her health and the health of her baby. Hopefully they won’t need to be housed in the medical ward. I’ve also cleared a new suite for you and your mates. It’s a two bedroom so it’s a little bigger, and I’m thinking your mother and her child can use your extra room, if that’s okay?”
“That would be great,” I admit. “I was a little worried about her being alone when she’s in a new place. I’d rather have her close to me. At least until she’s healthy enough to have her own place.”
“Okay, that’s another problem solved. What’s next? Uh, yeah, we let the Alpha Alliance know about Barrister. They didn’t previously have him connected to Corvina’s network so it’s a new investigation for them, but they will share anything important that they uncover with the police, when they feel it’s appropriate.” She sighs softly and looks right at me. “I’m so sorry I let him in here that first time, Robin. I thought he was a regular guy. I had no idea he was capable of any of this.”
“It wasn’t your fault,” I assure her. “No one would have known.”
“I can’t help but feel responsible,” Lana goes on. “I take my role as guardian to the people here seriously. Any kind of security breach is a big deal. I don’t want this to ever happen again.”
“Neither do we,” Falcon says.
“We had a few minutes with the detective and Rob helped her so she shouldn’t be easy for Corvina to possess again. Regardless, we have her on a watch list. If she wants to visit again, we’ll only allow it to happen under armed guard.”
“Rob agreed to work here for a while,” Pete adds. “He’ll be checking out any new visitors to make sure we don’t let someone in who might be a risk.”
It sounds to me like they’ve covered every base.
“There’s one last thing,” Lana says. “Anyone who has any contact with Corvina or his associates from now on needs to be checked out by Rob. For their safety and ours.”
“I think we can handle that,” Falcon says. “Are we good to go now?”
