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

a pain. Must be

laugh. If this kid’s father knew who he

fear.

I sighed. “Listen, little

call me little.

“Oh.”

help but be impressed by his confidence. Kid definitely

man hurried over, apologizing. “I’m so sorry, sir. They’re

them.”

sized him up. Not their father – probably their butler or caretaker.

Stop picking fights,” the

sit between me and Uncle Edmund,” Leo told his

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

some threat.

am I, some kidnapper?”

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older man chuckled, gesturing for Luna to

all flights delayed, everyone was stuck waiting. When I mind–linked Finn, he came back

next to me.

with

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

and checked the post

was clearly aimed at trashing Ruby’s

me you didn’t want me. What changed? Now you’re posting about our past? Trying to get my

leaned over to look at

his

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