Love Unspoken

Chapter 1214

Quinn eyeballed her for what felt like forever and then blurted out, "If you wanna make more cash, just spill the beans. No point in hiring you as a translator otherwise."

Casey looked like a deer in headlights. She clutched her pocket, hesitated, and finally said, "Alright, I'll spill. I'm from around here, but my mom's not. She got tricked into coming here. I've been here since I was a kid. My mom used to grow poppies for Emilio, but she quit when she got sick. We live in this village."

"And who's Emilio?" Quinn asked.

Casey explained, "He used to run the show here, but someone else took over a few years back. Leadership changes all the time here; we're used to it."

Casey made it sound like no big deal, but Quinn caught on that her mom had been duped into coming here.

Before growing poppies, she must've been through a lot.

"What about your dad?" Quinn asked.

"I don't have a dad. Mom said he died ages ago," Casey answered.

After waiting a while and not seeing Alexander and the others, she got

the back, and the doc was in there patching

Casey

Alexander's wound was infected and needed an IV. The injury was bad, and his skills were limited; he could only check for external injuries, not internal ones. Alexander's rib was definitely busted, but it was unclear how many were cracked. The doc also asked if that area had been broken

stood at the door, not going

dignified self, no sign

came out, the door closed, but the soundproofing sucked, and Quinn could kinda hear the

about

lit a cigarette and said thoughtfully, "Then it's not

not surprising?" Sean asked,

tiger," Alexander

it was his doing?" Sean

his expression getting colder in the swirling

stayed in that village for two days. It seemed like he did nothing, but who knew

could be trained, just like dogs, to remember scents and