Chapter 46: Asking for the truth

After hours of uncertainty, Mother Addison receives a phone call. She says nothing, she just nods and mutters humming sounds. She then hangs up and looks at me.

“Your father is safe, Aubrey. Commander Mortensen rescued him along with the urban development official. Apparently it was quite a deed, he went in and confronted the Eels by himself, he had no support from any of his Sharks,” she informs me.

I’m perplexed. I can’t believe Commander Mortensen risked his own life to save my father.

“What an extraordinary man!” Comments Matron Mary Ann.

Relief washes over me, my dad is safe.

“Indeed, Matron Mary Ann, Commander Mortensen outdid himself this time. You ought to be immensely thankful to him, Aubr