Susanna was gently ushered into the room, the man's arm warm and steady around her shoulders.

She spotted the food Hull had brought her stomach growled, starved as she was. But all she reached for were the strawberries and sliced apples. The grilled salmon, jumbo shrimp, and oysters sat untouched.

Hull raised an eyebrow at her picky appetite. "Not a fan of grilled seafood, huh?”

Susanna glanced at him, looking almost woeful. "Honestly, all I've had lately is fish," she admitted, her voice small. "I'm so done with it."

She looked so fed up with seafood that Hull couldn't help but chuckle, his tone teasing but affectionate. "Guess you really have had it rough if you're turning your nose up at salmon."

Susanna just sighed, remembering the past days with Yvonne. That time? Total nightmare. Still, she couldn't deny she owed Yvonne a lot for everything she'd learned.

Back in Portis City, she never imagined she'd wind up as tough as Stella, who'd managed to walk away from a guy like Yorick without a backward glance. But here

she was.

"My phone-where is it?" Susanna asked suddenly. "I should call Yvonne, let her know I'm okay."

so abruptly; Yvonne would be freaking out

she'd slept-long enough for the light outside to change completely. She

Hull said.

her?" Susanna

cool and

was enough for now. She'd thank

brought in-this time, blissfully, no fish in sight. Susanna

that hit the spot," she groaned in satisfaction. It was the best meat she'd had in ages. Since coming to Ferrowland, she'd been living off scraps-one good meal followed by a day of nothing Back in

was in chaos. But the island Hull had brought her to felt

shimmering with soft lights from the docks.

washed away the tension from

Stella, but realized her phone was missing. Yvonne had taken it back on Cybele Island, and she hadn't

do, Susanna looked down at her sunburned skin and

that feels amazing," she sighed. The warmth seeped into every ache

what Hull had put her through. He whole body ached, in ways she didn't want to think

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