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!”

I saw how

the boy. What a pain. Must be the

made me laugh. If this kid’s father knew who he was challenging, he’d probably die of

fear.

my head, I sighed. “Listen, little

little. I’m Leo.”

“Oh.”

impressed by his confidence. Kid definitely had

apologizing. “I’m so sorry, sir. They’re just

them.”

sized him up. Not their father –

picking

me sit here. You can sit between me

at the kid’s overprotective act. Basically

some threat.

some kidnapper?” I asked him.

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caught him off guard. The older man chuckled, gesturing for Luna to take a seat while Leo

waiting. When I mind–linked Finn, he came

next to me.

to find me sitting with kids.

handed me his phone. “Here’s that post everyone’s

post Selene

clearly aimed at trashing Ruby’s reputation. A

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

over to look at Finn. “Uncle, where

I was his only problem, deliberately ignoring

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