“I would’ve too. I stopped the first bullet, but I couldn’t stop the second one…” Abel said regretfully as he noticed Sam’s tears streaming down her cheeks. “Who is her real family? Is it the Adelmar family?”

Sam nodded gently without speaking.

“Who heads the family?” Abel asked.

“I… can’t say…” Sam shook her head.

“I’ll find out tomorrow anyway,” Abel reminded her. “You might as well tell me now.”

“No,” Sam said, avoiding Abel’s eyes. “If you find out on your own, no one can say it’s because I told you…”

“Huh! The girl is tight-lipped, it seems…” Abel chuckled.

“I’m only here to escort you onto the island before I have to return to Struyria,” Sam continued. “If you meet Ms. Emmeline, please let me know how she is.”

don’t you

should steer clear of him to avoid being punished. He’s already angry enough that I failed to protect

fault. It was mine,”

my eyes on Ms. Emmeline at all times, whether she liked it

arguing over that now,” Abel interrupted her. “So what does Benjamin do

liberty to say, Mr. Ryker. You’ll

was doing an excellent job at keeping

way to get to the island, or you might end up spending days or even

Abel nodded briefly. “Thank

Sam raised her head, finally looking Abel in the eye. “I know

make sure she has some food to eat.

room is ready. Why don’t you have a

she said softly before turning to Abel.

to sleep any longer. His stomach still hurt, but the pain was dulled by the hopeful anticipation of seeing Emmeline again. If he was not considerate of the fact that Sam might need

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