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."

stunned. "What did you

to you," he repeated evenly.

"Matthew, you don't get to decide

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

frowned. "What's that

never set foot in the South family home. Do you

"No," Keira said flatly.

voice grew heavier. "Because that house

deepened. "What does that

her 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 reason she ever tolerated Keera was because the South family needed

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

know," Matthew said

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, and when they

probably only a handful of people in that family who know I'm my mom's daughter. Even if something happens to

secret, known only to Keera's adoptive mother, the very person who had

got caught, Jodie would be dragged into it—to scare her into backing

he knew Keira

her own

her mom into the picture

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

After a long pause, he asked,

"I do."

voice was quieter now. "Even if it

"Yes."

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