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."

were they pampering Katniss

and Wesley tiptoed around, scared of ticking Anna off again. Katniss frowned; the whole

just a cake. Think of it as an early

if you wanna eat it, go ahead. But remember to be

Micah a grateful look, feeling a spark

just coldly

she owed him big

yogurt she had saved for the family, sticking close to Micah, "Micah, try the yogurt I made

ignored her and

help Micah get

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

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

be Maximilian's business buddies? But the shoes looked

to mess with, Katniss played detective

to

strong voice came

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