“I would’ve too. I stopped the first bullet, but I couldn’t stop the second one…” Abel said regretfully as he noticed Sam’s tears streaming down her cheeks. “Who is her real family? Is it the Adelmar family?”

Sam nodded gently without speaking.

“Who heads the family?” Abel asked.

“I… can’t say…” Sam shook her head.

“I’ll find out tomorrow anyway,” Abel reminded her. “You might as well tell me now.”

“No,” Sam said, avoiding Abel’s eyes. “If you find out on your own, no one can say it’s because I told you…”

“Huh! The girl is tight-lipped, it seems…” Abel chuckled.

“I’m only here to escort you onto the island before I have to return to Struyria,” Sam continued. “If you meet Ms. Emmeline, please let me know how she is.”

why don’t you just come along with us? Luca

clear of him to avoid being punished. He’s already angry enough that I failed to protect Ms. Emmeline. He gave me an earful through

your fault. It

“I should’ve kept my eyes on Ms. Emmeline at all

now,” Abel interrupted her. “So what does Benjamin do

“I’m not at liberty to say, Mr.

frown deepened. The woman was doing an

can do is show you the way to get to the island, or you might end up spending days or even months trying to find it.” Sam repeated. “I wasn’t sure if

nodded

raised her head, finally looking Abel in the eye. “I know you were

of Sam, make sure she has some food to eat. We’ll set sail first thing

responded immediately before turning to Sam. “Your room is ready. Why don’t you have a shower while

cheeks turned slightly pink again. “Thank you, Luca,” she said softly before

but the pain was dulled by the hopeful anticipation of seeing Emmeline again. If he was not considerate of the fact that Sam might need some rest after a

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