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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this morning. He was

realize. He’s trying.

say, moving towards Kent and then past him, walking down the hallway to where a man is waiting by

little, which I assume is a

innocently. “Please tell

handle of the door so

go deliver the

that we might be a few hours late? I apologize – I just got the invitation now, and it will take us some time to get ready.”

hesitates, and then ventures

at him. “Yes,” I say, turning for the

stairs, I see Kent out of

he approves.

the car. “I can’t

this kind of stuff, Fay.”

nudging him with my elbow. “How

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At the beach.”

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out the wrinkles in my

white

which I should say, Kent has paired with a little

my shower, complete with a wide–brimmed straw hat. Now that Fiona is gone, Kent has no plausible deniability anymore.

know he selects my clothes

has immaculate

Daniel says,

his eye.

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