“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.”

here, why don’t you just come along with

how the Master would react when he meets you,” Sam explained. “I should steer clear of him to avoid being punished. He’s already angry enough that I failed to protect

It was mine,” Abel

on Ms. Emmeline at all times, whether she liked it

now,” Abel interrupted her.

her head again. “I’m not at liberty to

frown deepened. The woman was doing an excellent job at keeping

up spending days or even months trying to find it.” Sam repeated. “I wasn’t sure if Mr. Ryker’s body could take it, so I rushed

nodded briefly.

raised her head, finally looking Abel in the eye.

care of Sam, make sure she has some food to eat.

Luca responded immediately before turning to Sam. “Your room is ready. Why don’t

“Thank you, Luca,” she said softly before

door as soon as Luca and Sam left the room. He lounged on the sofa smoking a cigarette since he was unable to sleep any longer. His stomach still hurt, but the pain was dulled by the hopeful anticipation of seeing Emmeline again. If he was not considerate

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