Chapter 26

I turned to find a little girl standing there.

“Hi sir, would you mind if we sat here?” she asked again.

Something about her features seemed familiar. “We? But you’re by yourself.”

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She pointed her tiny finger somewhere. “My brother’s over there. Uncle Edmund came with us too.

I didn’t bother looking where she pointed. Still, this kid surprised me talking to a stranger about her family without a hint of fear.

Looking at her stirred thoughts of the woman who’d been driving me crazy lately. Just thinking about her made my blood boil.

“Why are you even asking? It’s a public space. Sit wherever you want,” I muttered irritably.

As I glanced back at Finn, a little boy appeared beside me. “Don’t talk to her like that.”

His tone was pure warning. I turned to face him.

The kid’s eyes blazed with anger.

I was stunned – this little guy staring me down like he was ready to throw down any second.

“Excuse me?”

“Why were you being mean to her?” he demanded.

I looked at the little girl, who was frantically waving her hands. “Leo, he wasn’t being mean!”

saw how he

at the boy. What a pain. Must be the

glare almost made me laugh. If this kid’s father knew

fear.

sighed. “Listen, little boy-”

call me little. I’m Leo.”

“Oh.”

by his

so sorry,

them.”

sized him up. Not their father – probably their

this uncle isn’t bad. Stop picking fights,” the little

here. You can sit between me and Uncle Edmund,” Leo told his

eyes at the kid’s overprotective act. Basically putting himself between

some

kidnapper?”

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chuckled, gesturing for Luna to take

delayed, everyone was stuck waiting. When

seat next

to find me sitting with kids. I just

“Here’s that post everyone’s talking

checked the post Selene had uploaded

Ruby’s reputation. A straight–up smear campaign.

everything, telling me you didn’t want me. What changed? Now you’re posting about our past?

next to me leaned over to look at Finn.

acting like I was his

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