Read Online Gemini: Book 4 in a Young Adult Paranormal Romance Series (The Zodiac Twin Flame Series) by Rachel Medhurst - Free Book Online

for her, then Nick. She was in hiding now so a luxury home wasn’t called for.
    Looking down at my phone, I pressed Aquarius’ number. ‘Where’s Nick?’ I asked when he answered.
    He cleared his throat before he spoke. ‘He’s about five minutes away from the hotel. I’ve just spoken to Taurus, he’s already there. There’s a coffee shop directly opposite the entrance. Be careful not to be seen when you go in.’
    ‘I’m at Mother’s flat now. I’m going to go and check on her, then I’ll head over.’
    Aquarius grunted and hung up the phone. He was in work mode. His business brain had taken over. He was clever. I was glad he was the one in charge of keeping tabs on Nick.
    Taking the steps two at a time, I made my way to Mother’s front door. When I got there, it was already open. I stepped in cautiously, taking care not to make a sound. If there was someone with her, I didn’t want them to know I was there.
    I could see directly into the front room from my vantage point. There was no one there. Checking the bathroom and bedroom, I kept my breathing even as I confirmed that they were empty. My gut started to quiver. Mother wasn’t at home. I glanced into the small kitchen. No one was there. Had our mother really gone to meet our archenemy? After everything that had happened?
    ‘Aries, it’s me. She’s not here. I’m heading over to the hotel now. Hopefully I’ll catch her before she gets there.’ I left the message on his phone. For some reason he hadn’t picked up, which was unlike him.
    Locking the door, I went back to the street. It wasn’t the busiest part of London. I had to walk a while before I found a taxi.
    My phone burst into music so I answered it quickly.
    ‘Shall I come down?’ Aries barked.
    Shaking my head, I rolled my eyes. ‘No, I’ve got it sorted. Taurus is already at the coffee shop opposite the hotel. I’ll be there in five minutes. I can’t see…’
    My sentence trailed off as I spotted our mother on the pavement. ‘Stop the car!’ I yelled at the cabbie.
    The taxi abruptly stopped. Aries was shouting down the phone. I threw a tenner at the driver and jumped out the car. Mother had her head low as she marched. Her coat was pulled right up to her chin.
    ‘Aries, I’ve found her. She’s heading towards the hotel.’
    I switched off the phone and tucked it away. I went to run after Mother. A group of men in black outfits approached her. Holding back, I debated whether to face them.
    ‘Go away!’ Mother shouted.
    People around her started to slow their walking. I picked up pace and pushed my way through the lurkers.
    ‘Mother!’ I shouted when I was close enough.
    The men turned and watched me approach. They stepped back but didn’t leave. Mother moved towards me, grabbing my suit sleeve when I joined her.
    ‘What are you doing here?’ she asked.
    ‘Saving your arse,’ I replied, snarling when one of the men stepped forward. ‘You need to leave.’
    There were six of them in total. Why so many? Was Nick expecting a fight? Did he know that we would be there?
    The surrounding people started to cross the road to get away from the group. They could smell trouble in the air and they weren’t about to get involved. They were British. They kept out of other people’s business.
    ‘What do you want?’ I called when none of them spoke.
    One of the men stepped forward. He refused to make eye contact with me. In fact, when I studied them, they were all staring at Mother. I glanced at her. Her gaze was focused on the ground. Her eyes wide. Her shoulders were tight. She was afraid.
    ‘Stop psyching her out. What do you want?’ I moved forward and came face to face with the ringleader.
    He blinked when his stare was broken. Mother clung to the back of my jacket. What was going on? She had obviously kept something from us since being away from Nick. Or, had we simply not paid her enough attention? The more I thought about it, the more I realised that we had been so