“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

don’t you just come along

him to avoid being punished. He’s already angry enough that I failed to protect Ms. Emmeline. He gave me an

not your fault. It was

my eyes on Ms. Emmeline at all times,

that now,” Abel interrupted her. “So what

“I’m not at liberty to say, Mr. Ryker. You’ll find

frown deepened. The woman was doing an excellent

or even months trying to

Abel nodded briefly. “Thank

doing it for Ms. Emmeline,” Sam raised her head, finally looking

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

“Your room is ready. Why

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

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