Seraphina's POV
"Where to next, little cutie?" I asked Alicia, who was still buzzing with excitement from the merry-go-round.
She pointed eagerly at a giant teacup ride spinning in colorful circles nearby. "That one! The teacups!"
"Perfect choice!" I said, then turned to Adrian with my sweetest smile. "Mr. Blackwood, go buy three tickets."
His eye twitched slightly. "Again?"
"Yes, again. We need three tickets for three people. Simple math."
He looked at the spinning teacups with barely concealed dread, then back at me. "Seraphina, perhaps you and Alicia could—"
"Blake would love this ride," I interrupted casually.
Adrian's jaw clenched. Without another word, he turned and walked stiffly toward the ticket booth. I grinned. This was working even better than I'd hoped.
