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CHAPTER 34
~Seraphina's POV~
~A Few Hours Back~
"I've come," I answered, voice velvet smooth, "with a proposition."
Ryan scrutinised me carefully before nodding. "Speak."
I scoffed in my mind. Look at this he-goat thinking he gets a say in this when he is, in fact, just a pawn?
Still, I put on my best act and responded, "
"I care because I was never given the choice, but you clearly love your daughter, which gave me the impression that you needed my help.
He arched his brow curiously.
Good, he's been baited.
"Your point exactly?" Ryan asked impatiently.
"Here." I lifted my left hand, and in it was a moonstone. His eyes lit up with recognition immediately. "I see you recognise this."
He immediately stepped forward. "This is…"
"Yes, the Moonstone. It can let you pass through the barrier unseen, undetected. You can take this." I offered it to him, and he reached for i,t but then he stopped.
"What's the catch?"