Leverage at Gunpoint

"I'm so sorry," Luke muttered softly, bowing his head in regret, a surge of remorse flooding his thoughts. Inwardly, he mulled over the situation, considering deeply, 'Mom must be upset. Maybe she'll dislike me for keeping things from her.

What if she already knows everything? Would she blame me?

I wonder if being honest from the start might have avoided this mess. I feel responsible.'

Luke tended