“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.”

already here, why don’t you

when he meets you,” Sam explained. “I should steer clear of him to avoid being punished. He’s already angry enough that I failed to

not your fault. It was

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

Abel interrupted her.

liberty to say, Mr. Ryker. You’ll

doing an excellent job

best I can do is show you the way to get to the island, or you might end up spending days or even months trying to find it.”

Abel nodded

raised her head, finally looking Abel in the eye. “I know you were good

“Take good care of Sam, make sure

is ready. Why

Luca,” she said softly before turning to Abel.

he was 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 set sail

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