Keira hesitated briefly when she heard that. "The Guardian will deliver it?"

Her sister's Guardian was apparently Matthew.

But ever since she exposed his identity last time, the two of them hadn't really been in contact…

Keira tapped her chin thoughtfully and nodded.

Well, that worked out.

Matthew was definitely in the same boat as her—or at least he should be willing to help her, right?

"Have you all gotten your tickets yet?" she asked.

Erin immediately nodded. "I got mine ages ago! My Guardian sent it to me a month back!"

Jenkins chimed in as well. "I've been here in Crera for a while, but my Guardian sent mine too!"

Hearing this, Keira froze for a second before pulling out her phone and dialing Matthew.

The phone barely rang before he picked up.

His voice was calm, almost soothing. "Keira, what's wrong?"

Keira got straight to the point. "So, about the South family's ticket—when were you planning to give it to me?"

What she didn't expect was Matthew's blunt response: "I wasn't planning to give it to you."

"What did you just

not giving it to you," he repeated evenly. "You're

don't get to decide

the line. "You're right, I don't. But I do

frowned. "What's that supposed

set foot in the South

"No," Keira said flatly.

grew heavier. "Because that house isn't

deepened. "What

adoptive mother doesn't like her. If you go back and they find out you're not her, that woman might very well expose your identity. The only

breath. "That doesn't matter to me. I need to go back to find my

Matthew said

why I'm telling you that you can't go back. Do you realize that once you enter that house, you won't be allowed to leave? And you will leave. I know you, Keira. You'll slip out,

in that family who know

fact that Keera was Jodie South's daughter was a tightly kept secret, known only to Keera's adoptive mother, the very person who had orchestrated this arrangement. No one else in the family had any clue about

playing this angle—that if Keira got caught, Jodie would be dragged into it—to scare her into backing

he knew Keira

own safety, she wouldn't

her mom into the picture

for him, thanks to Erin and Jenkins's stories, Keira wasn't buying his excuses this time. She had

expect this. After a long

"I do."

quieter now. "Even if it means you might not

"Yes."

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