“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.

to Struyria,” Sam continued. “If you meet Ms.

why don’t you just come along

punished. He’s already angry enough that I failed

your fault. It

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

interrupted her. “So what does Benjamin

shook her head again. “I’m not at liberty to say, Mr. Ryker. You’ll find out

deepened. The woman was doing an excellent job

I can do is show you the way to get to the island, or you might end up spending days or even months trying to find it.” Sam repeated. “I wasn’t sure if Mr. Ryker’s body could take it, so I rushed

nodded briefly. “Thank

raised her head, finally looking

Abel called out for his assistant. “Take good care of Sam, make sure she has some food to eat. We’ll set sail first

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

“Thank you, Luca,” she said softly before turning to Abel. “Thank you,

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