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."

glanced at Peter. "Peter, she does

stared at the

point of saying all this now? You're just making things harder for

thought this through? Do you honestly

faltered, her lips pressing

assignments were based on status and strength. Even twenty years ago, your

Jenkins's fists clenched. "And?"

sighed, 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 many of you

everyone in Clance's inner circle answers only to

expression turned stormy. "So

"So, let's work together. Whatever you and my brother share, that's up to you two. But don't you both

Jenkins went quiet.

Peter's brow furrowed.

know that boss over in Country M is ruthless, but Rabbit? She's soft-hearted. And working with her is working with me!" Erin grinned with absolute confidence. "Once I take

face darkened.

and bit into an apple, spraying juice everywhere, including on Jenkins

Jenkins grimaced. Peter blinked.

a small smile playing on her lips. "There's

eyebrow. "And

a feeling you're not as welcome

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