Gideon’s POV
What in the world could Leo want to talk about that he didn’t want Raven to overhear? Did something happen?
I clamped down on my fear, not wanting to overreact in case it was nothing. I trusted Raven and doubted that anything too serious would have gone on under her watch. But I couldn’t know until Leo told me, and reacting too harshly might cause him to clam up.
“Okay, she’s gone,” Leo said.
“What’s up, son?” I asked, trying to be casual, when I was half ready to drive out there right now.
“I want to talk about my real mom,” Leo said.
“Oh…” All the anger that had been building in the unknown and uncertainty immediately vanished. Suddenly, I was like a sailboat at sea with no wind, taken off-guard and uncertain how to continue.
Leo had a right to know about his mother,
