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“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 listening,

realize. He’s trying.

a man is waiting

messenger just bows a little,

“Okay.” I say, smiling innocently. “Please tell my father that

for the handle of the door so

deliver

be a few hours late? I apologize

hesitates, and then ventures

the stairs.

I head up the stairs, I see Kent out of the corner of

he

in the car. “I can’t believe you agreed

he murmurs. “I hate this kind

on,” I say, nudging him with my elbow. “How

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a barbeque. At the

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and I laugh at him, smoothing out the wrinkles in

white

which I should say, Kent has paired with a little white

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

my clothes

he has immaculate taste.

look pretty,” Daniel says, looking at me

of his eye.

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