Jenkins stopped in her tracks and turned around, a hint of a smile playing on her lips. "What? Having second thoughts about letting me go?"

The voice that stopped her was Keira's. Peter also spun around, his gaze shifting to Keira.

Keira looked at them both and said slowly, "I just thought you two could use a proper goodbye."

The words lingered in the air. Peter and Jenkins exchanged a glance but quickly looked away, each refusing to hold the other's gaze.

Keira noticed and gave a faint smile as she stepped between them. "Jenkins, you really do care about my brother, don't you?"

Jenkins was caught off guard, pausing for a beat.

Peter froze as well.

"If you didn't care," Keira continued, "then when you made him choose, you would've simply said yes to his question. If you truly wanted him to choose you over me, you would've told him you cared. But you avoided it, didn't you?"

She turned directly to Jenkins. "Why?"

Jenkins's face tightened. "I just didn't want to lie."

"No," Keira replied. "You just didn't want to put Peter in a difficult position."

at Peter. "Peter, she does care about

stared at the

all this now? You're just making things harder

you really thought this through? Do you honestly believe you'll come out on

faltered, her lips pressing

to different countries nearly twenty years ago, right? Back then, assignments were based

Jenkins's fists clenched. "And?"

her gaze dropping. "No one expected Crera to rise like it did. But now that it's thriving, suddenly everyone's desperate to get a piece. How

in from nearby, grinning. "None! Crera's economy is in the palm of Rabbit's hand now, and everyone in Clance's inner circle answers only to her.

turned stormy.

Whatever you and my brother share, that's up to you two. But don't you both want to avoid ending up on opposite sides of

Jenkins went quiet.

Peter's brow furrowed.

grinned with absolute confidence. "Once I take over the South family, you'll be my MVPs! Don't worry, I'm not the type to ditch my allies. Lion, think it over! I mean, back when we were kids in the

face darkened. "Shut

nod and bit into an apple, spraying

Jenkins grimaced. Peter blinked.

Jenkins, a small smile playing on

an eyebrow. "And

feeling you're not as welcome in Country A

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