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 just

repeated evenly. "You're not ready to go

sharpened. "Matthew, you don't get to decide that for

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

frowned. "What's that supposed to

never set foot in the South family home.

"No," Keira said flatly.

"Because that house

deepened. "What does

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

to me. I need to go back to find my

know," Matthew said

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 find out, both

"There are probably only a handful of people in that family who know I'm my

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

Jodie would be dragged into it—to scare

knew Keira too

only about her own safety, she wouldn't care at

only when he brought her mom into the

and Jenkins's stories, Keira wasn't buying

expect this. After a long pause, he

"I do."

was quieter now. "Even if it means you might not

"Yes."

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