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“Huntress,” he saysto help the kids, then you need to spend ti, but we can also co else to do if you don’t want to eat”

I study hi My eyebrows ju—this has to do with the note

The note is the key to getting the treasure, which et the kids back if our teams fail But what did the note say? What does he have to do?

“Trustmy hair off my shoulder as he leans in and tenderly kisses le downreer

“It’s not wrong to feel connected to ood when the world has turned bad Don’t ever feel guilty for feeling so on, no er”

“All I feel for you is hate,” I say softly ashas started to disintegrate since it’s made of stems and thorns

Langston wraps his ar “Have dinner with me”

I closecalh ht of food

Langston leads ht The small circular table has a white table cloth, a bouquet of fresh flowers, two lit candles, two plates filled with food, and tine glasses filled with red wine

“Is soht Kai sent all the staff away so we could be alone?”

“She did I did this; you were in such a trance you didn’t notice”

He leads me over to the chair that has a better view of the ocean, pulls the chair out, and then waits until I sit He’s being such a gentlee

I smile weakly at him as he takes his seat across from me

He flashes me a much more sincere smile in return His actually reaches his eyes It’s meant to soothe uess what it is he’s going to have to do to me Betray me? Hurt me? Ruin me?

He’s the only s—the only person in the world outside of my kids who can hurt me