A Life Debt Repaid

Sam was si lent, and Quinn could not see his reaction in the darkness, let alone tell if he was willing.

Nonetheless, she pressed, “It’s possible that we missed out on our chance to be together, and I won’t deny liking Ryan as a child—”

“I don’t need you to push yourself,” Sam said flatly, pursing his lips.

“Can you let me finish?” she asked with a hint of plea in her voice.

Sam stayed silent, and taking that for his approval, Quinn mustered her courage to continue. “At the time, I just felt he was good to me. He protected me like a brother after what happened to my family, giving me warmth, while you always made me cry…”

Sam gulped, remembering the past just then.

and he had no idea at the time, simply presuming that

all, she was always tagging along with Ryan wherever he went, and it was exasperating how she was always calling out to

was why he played a prank on her when

got upset and shoved him as

never fought back, only ever bursting into tears, and Sam

too, and it

he did not push her that hard-he just wanted to show her who was

out of his wits and scooped her up in his arms before running back to the

Sam’s father Marvin taking Quinn off his arms while barking at the servants to