Chapter 51

Reilley's POV Someone tell me that this is not happening. This can't be real. There's no way that what he said is true. Mom invited him to sleep here? I understand that Mom really adores Governor Ardiante for all his hard work to me our town peaceful and developed, but this too much. "Mom, you're kidding when you told him that he can sleep here, right?" I asked nervously. The old woman gave me a sweet smile while washing the dishes. "Oh, of course not. Deavon said that he's having a hard time with his home and school. I wanted to give him a place where people will listen to him," she said. My lips parted. No, this can't be. My eyes landed on Deavon who's seated on our sofa while watching TV. He's staying with us? "Mom, he has a lot of apartments and he even has a penthouse. You don't have to be so kind—" She cut me off with a hushing sound. "He might think that you want him to stay here if you kept saying that." She dried her hands on the towel and turned her body to look at me. "He su