“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.”

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being punished. He’s already angry enough that I failed to protect Ms. Emmeline. He gave me an earful through the phone that day…” Sam’s lips quivered as

It was mine,” Abel

Sam maintained. “I should’ve kept my eyes on Ms. Emmeline at all times, whether

point arguing over that now,” Abel interrupted her. “So what

again. “I’m not at liberty to

frown deepened. The woman was doing

the way to get to the island, or you might end up spending days or even months trying to find it.” Sam repeated. “I wasn’t sure if Mr. Ryker’s body could take

Abel nodded

raised her head, finally looking Abel in

make sure she has some food

Luca responded immediately before turning to Sam. “Your room is ready. Why don’t you have a shower while I get some

you, Luca,” she

unable 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 some rest after a long day of travel, he would have

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