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

it to you," he repeated evenly. "You're not ready to go to the South

you don't get to decide that

"You're right, I don't. But I do get to decide for

"What's that supposed

never set foot in the South family

"No," Keira said flatly.

grew heavier. "Because that house isn't

"What

expose your identity. The only reason she ever tolerated Keera was because the South family needed a daughter to serve

to me. I need to

Matthew said

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,

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

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

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

knew Keira too

were only about her own safety,

brought her mom into

stories, Keira wasn't

expect this. After a long pause, he

"I do."

voice was quieter now. "Even if

"Yes."

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