“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. Emmeline, please let me know

why don’t you

Sam explained. “I should steer clear of him to avoid being punished. He’s already angry enough that I failed to protect Ms. Emmeline. He gave me an earful through

fault. It was mine,”

Sam maintained. “I should’ve kept my eyes on Ms. Emmeline at all times, whether she

over that now,” Abel interrupted her. “So

head again. “I’m not at liberty to say, Mr. Ryker.

woman was doing an excellent job at keeping

you might end up spending days or even months trying to find it.” Sam repeated. “I wasn’t sure if

Abel nodded briefly. “Thank

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

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

“Your room is ready. Why don’t you have

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

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