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."

"Peter,

stared at

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

thought this through? Do you honestly believe you'll

faltered, her lips

ago, right? Back then, assignments were based

Jenkins's fists clenched. "And?"

Crera to rise like it did. But now that it's thriving, suddenly everyone's desperate to

of Rabbit's hand now, and everyone in Clance's

turned stormy.

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

Jenkins went quiet.

Peter's brow furrowed.

with me!" Erin 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 South family

darkened. "Shut

into an apple, spraying juice everywhere, including on Jenkins

Jenkins grimaced. Peter blinked.

smile playing on her lips.

an eyebrow.

have a feeling you're not as welcome in Country A

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