Chapter Twenty: Seeds of Obligation

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POV: *Lavender*

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There Mentha stood with a gun pointed at my chest. She had been waiting in my room ready for me the moment I shut the door.

Even though I knew I could easily take her in a fight, gun or no gun, a gunshot would lure Fate up here where he would be back in danger because of me. I wouldn’t do that to him again if I could help it.

“You show up here and all eyes fall on you like a shiny new toy. ...