Chapter 0874

Midnight takes a step closer to Ben, her eyes on him, sufficiently distracted. "Can we have meat?"

"You can have whatever kind of meat you want,” Ben says, grinning at her. "And cakes too - all kids of desert."

For a moment Jesse's heart aches because...well, Midnight's whole world just got turned upside down, it makes sense that she's afraid. But it's a little bit horrible how sufficiently she's distracted from that trauma by the simple offer of food.

He determines, inwardly, to make sure this girl is never, ever hungry again. Not a day in her life.

"How?" Midnight says, looking around. "Do you...cook in the big fireplace?"

"Actually,” Ben says, grinning at her. "See that door across the room, built into the wall?"

He points at the dumbwaiter over by Rafe's bed and Midnight's eyes flash to it. She nods.

"That's a magic door," Ben whispers. "Come on, I'll show you how it works." Midnight's eyes fly wide and then excitement takes her expression.

to Jesse, clasping him on the shoulder for a moment and giving him a steady smile. "We'll ensure that

opens it, demonstrating its current empty state before he

of them, already turning towards the

a steady nod, more comfortable with him than he's seen her yet. "And she's lucky to

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feed my guests, especially a pregnant guest."

sits in a small formal living room outside a conference room

and Hank sit in

his brother. Because Rafe is usually so easy with guests and small talk - it's practically his

cups of tea about the goings-on of the war, Ella's worries about her missing daughters, and

investigations into then

the North.

he's heard before or nothing that he's interested

his shoulders hunched and his jaw clenched, staring determinedly at his cold

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