“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 just come along with us? Luca

clear of him to avoid 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

fault. It was

on Ms.

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

at liberty to say, Mr. Ryker. You’ll find

frown deepened. The woman was doing an excellent job

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

Abel nodded briefly.

also doing it for Ms. Emmeline,” Sam raised her head, finally looking Abel in

out for his assistant. “Take good care of Sam, make sure she has some food to eat. We’ll

room is ready. Why don’t you have a shower while

turned slightly pink again. “Thank you, Luca,” she said softly before turning to

left the room. He lounged on the sofa 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.

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