“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.”

you just come along with us?

of him to avoid being punished. He’s already

not your fault. It

Sam maintained. “I should’ve kept my eyes on

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

not at liberty to

frown deepened. The woman was doing an excellent job at

show you 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 briefly. “Thank

doing it for Ms. Emmeline,” Sam raised her head, finally looking Abel in the eye. “I

Sam, make sure she has some food to

ready. Why don’t you have a shower while I get

“Thank you, Luca,” she said softly before turning to Abel.

smoking a cigarette since 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

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