Chapter 232: Filling In Mom

The door creaked as Galleytrot and I fell silent, Sassafras letting himself into the gloom our conversation created. His silver fur immediately stood on end, tail thrashing as he looked back and forth between us.

We quickly filled him in on the details while he curled up on the end of the bed to listen.

"You have to tell your mother," he said the moment I was done. "She needs to be brought up to speed on this."

I knew he was right and instantly felt better. Of course. Mom. She'd come back right away, the moment she understood how dangerous this situation was. And while I was worried for Gram, I knew the old lady could take very good care of herself.

And I needed my mom.

I reached for her immediately, following the path of the family magic to her, using my demon power to boost my reach. She was still blocking me out, but when I threw all three magics at her, she reacted with instant fear.

Syd, are you all right?

Mom. I wanted to cry, clutching at the front of my T-shirt as if I h