Chapter 39

Katniss rolled back home and spotted a birthday cake chillin' on the table.

"Aunt Daphne, is it Micah's birthday today? I totally spaced," Katniss asked, scratching her head.

Daphne grinned, "Nah, it's for you, Katniss. I know you dig cake."

Katniss felt all warm and fuzzy inside; Daphne was always so sweet to her.

Anna walked in, eavesdropping for a bit, feeling kinda salty.

They took Katniss in, fed her, gave her a roof, and now even bought her a cake. Why were they so nice to her?

Anna grumbled, "Cake's pricey. It's cool to have it once, but don't spoil the kids. How will they handle the real world?"

Daphne noticed Anna at the door and got a bit tense, "Mom, this cake was a bargain. Someone else ordered it, and I got it cheap." Wesley chuckled, "Yeah, it's for the fam. It's okay if it's a bit pricey. We don't eat it every day, and it wasn't that expensive."

uneasy. Why were

house got awkward. Daphne and Wesley tiptoed around, scared of ticking Anna off again. Katniss frowned;

Think of it as an early birthday

bit, "Alright, if you wanna eat it, go ahead. But

a sigh of relief. Katniss shot Micah a

coldly headed to the

mind; she owed him

ran to help, grabbing the yogurt she had saved for the family, sticking close to Micah,

her and

Micah get Anouk back

next morning, Katniss whipped up some herbal dishes and headed to The Hamilton Manor. Once inside, Felix asked her to wait in the guest

couple of extra pairs of shoes at the door and guessing who the guests might

the shoes looked

mess with, Katniss played detective

to Maximilian's study, knocking a few

raspy yet strong voice came from inside,

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