Chapter 514

She rushed to explain to Gwyneth, and Gwyneth quickly understood.

That was the creep from earlier that night who'd tried to assault Leonie.

"Uncle "

Leonie swallowed hard. The man sat in the front passenger seat, staring straight ahead.

"I-I promise I'll never go out with strangers again."

Leonie confessed before anyone could scold her.

The man stayed silent. Gwyneth, remembering the guy who'd been dumped into the other car, felt a chill run down her spine.

"Miss Langford, where are you from?"

The man finally spoke, and Gwyneth's heart skipped a beat. Now it was her turn.

A stranger in an unfamiliar city, with no one to turn to-she couldn't exactly call for help and give herself away.

"Starfall City," she answered honestly.

For the first time, a flicker of something other than ice appeared on the man's face.

thousand miles away. Your family trusts you

ear, covering her nerves with

course they didn't trust her alone, which was why she kept her calls brief, sharing only good news and

to Gwyneth's arm. "Uncle, don't you agree it's not safe for Gwyneth to be here by herself?

at Leonie's hand on her

tricked her-Leonie was too trusting. They'd only known each other for a few hours, and already she was acting like

learned

a look

stuck out her tongue and

"My family's in Starfall

class, nothing fancy. Life moves too fast there

be here long just

the southern climate

only person Gwyneth had ever

after half a year of dating, still thought

was decent-turned

told you Gwyneth's a good person with nothing to

into a gated community with sprawling garden estates.

a southern European riverside town Gwyneth felt like she'd stepped into another era. When the

their glow

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