Chapter 103

“A…beach party?” I say, cocking my head to the side as I study

the note.

“It’s about an hour away,” Kent says, watching me closely as I read. “Friends and family, apparently.”

I look up at Kent my eyebrow raised. “Did you…read my mail?”

He stares at me impassively, not needing to confirm. I study the envelope, wondering how the hell he re–sealed it, and then why

he bothered to reseal it…

“Fay,” Kent says sharply and I look up to see that he’s frustrated

with me.

As usual. “Are you going to go?”

I look back at the invitation and see, in particular, that it’s made

out to me. No mention of Kent or Daniel. Apparently, it’s a private

party.

“Am I…allowed to go?” I ask, looking back up at him.

Kent shrugs. “I’ll send you with my guards, of course. But there’s no real reason to refuse. Unless, of course, you don’t want to.

You’re not a caged pet, after all.”

Kent says the final words ruefully, but my lips crook into a smile,

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lanugage from this morning. He was

realize. He’s trying.

hallway to where a man is waiting by the

a little, which I assume is a

tell my father that

messenger nods, reaching for the handle

deliver

back to me. “Would you please tell my father that we might be a few hours late? I apologize – I just got the

and then ventures a

broadly at him. “Yes,” I say, turning for the

I see Kent out of the corner

Apparently, he

mopes in the car. “I can’t believe you agreed to this for

this kind of stuff, Fay.”

I say, nudging him with my

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I laugh at him, smoothing out the wrinkles in my blue–and–white striped skirt, which I’ve paired with

white crop–top.

say, Kent has paired with

magically appeared in my room after my shower, complete with a wide–brimmed straw hat. Now that

selects my clothes for

he has immaculate taste.

look pretty,” Daniel says, looking at

his eye.

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