Chapter 0525

Even as everyone returns to their homework, though, my eyes keep darting back to the little pile of chocolate on the side of the map. Delicately, working hard to use my espionage skills, I casually lean forward and slip my hand out -

Only for Luca to swat it away. I gasp in shock, mock appalled.

"Hands off," Luca murmurs, not looking at me as he looks down at the notebook in which he hastily writes. "I'm using those." "They're mine!"

"You can wait, Ariel!" he says, laughing a little, "until I'm finished!"

"But I want one now," I moan, truly craving the little treat. "Can't I just have one of the dead troops!?"

"No!" Luca replies, laughing and glancing up at me, "I might need to set up the scenario again. Just...have a little patience, please."

interest. "They're down in my room. If you're really

Luca will be finished -" Rafe says

looking down at his paper. "Slow

her sewing into its basket and reaching out to take my hand. "Besides, I could use the chance to stretch my legs." "But," Rafe sputters

around this castle

"But Ariel!"

a late-evening chocolate run." Daphne and I beam at Ben as Rafe sighs, turning towards Jesse.

were just Ariel, cousin, I'd refuse in a moment because I enjoy seeing her suffer. But I'm under a sincere oath to deny Daphne

a warm pulse down the bond, encouraging me to have fun and be safe in his own little way.

strong hand-to-hand expert now, Benny," I say, smugly raising my chin. "You

he says, looking

Ariel. Jackson really worked up an

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