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."

was stunned. "What

it to you," he repeated evenly.

"Matthew, you don't get

I don't.

that supposed to

has never set foot in the South family

"No," Keira said flatly.

grew heavier. "Because that house isn't

"What does

that woman might very well expose your identity. The only reason

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

know," Matthew said

won't be allowed to leave? And you will leave. I know

voice cold. "There are probably only a handful of people in that family who know I'm my mom's daughter. Even if something happens

tightly kept secret, known only to Keera's adoptive mother, the very person who had orchestrated this arrangement. No one else in the

was playing this angle—that if Keira got caught, Jodie would be dragged

he knew Keira too

were only about her own safety, she

only when he brought her mom into

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

clearly didn't expect this. After a long pause,

"I do."

was quieter now. "Even if it means you might

"Yes."

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