“I would’ve too. I stopped the first bullet, but I couldn’t stop the second one…” Abel said regretfully as he noticed Sam’s tears streaming down her cheeks. “Who is her real family? Is it the Adelmar family?”

Sam nodded gently without speaking.

“Who heads the family?” Abel asked.

“I… can’t say…” Sam shook her head.

“I’ll find out tomorrow anyway,” Abel reminded her. “You might as well tell me now.”

“No,” Sam said, avoiding Abel’s eyes. “If you find out on your own, no one can say it’s because I told you…”

“Huh! The girl is tight-lipped, it seems…” Abel chuckled.

island before I have to return to Struyria,”

you just come along with us? Luca

react when he meets you,” Sam explained. “I should steer clear of him to avoid being punished. He’s already angry enough that I failed to protect Ms.

fault. It was mine,”

on Ms. Emmeline at all times, whether she liked it

arguing over that now,” Abel interrupted her.

her head again. “I’m not at liberty to

The woman was doing an excellent job at keeping

you might end up spending days or even months trying to

nodded briefly. “Thank

Emmeline,” Sam raised her head, finally looking Abel in the eye. “I know you were

Sam, make sure she has some food to eat. We’ll set sail first thing

Luca responded immediately before turning to Sam. “Your room is ready. Why don’t you have a shower while I

turned slightly pink again. “Thank you, Luca,” she

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