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"This way," Meryn tugged on her ared her down the street For a tiny hu Elizabeth made mental notes of all the places she wanted to visit later as she was marched past them There were so many different types of shops that they didn’t have in Nocte all of her Christ here

The smell of cinnamon filled the air as they walked past a bakerythat had her

"Meryn if we could just" Elizabeth stopped and stared at the assort this place, but on the way out They have the best apple fritters I have ever had infor soh hers and they walked down the sidewalk

Under the open sky she could feel the sun on her face and the perfuh her hair Each alley and turn of the road created small wind tunnels that seemed to collect the wonderful s forest It made the city feel alive and so very different from her childhood home

Even before Meryn stopped in front of a stylish café she could already sround coffee beans She inhaled and then sighed happily When she looked up she s

"So, what do you think?" Meryn asked

"I think I have found my new favorite place" Elizabeth smiled

"Wait until you smell inside" Meryn opened the door and stepped inside

Ryuu held the door for her and she walked in behind Meryn

CHAPTER FIVE

"Justice! Look what the wind blew in," a delicate looking man yelled from behind the wide dark wooden counter The taller dark haired man looked up and smiled

"Meryn! We haven’t seen you in a while Where have you been hiding?" He waved them over to sit at the counter

When they sat down the shorter ive Meryn a one ar

"Hey Sydney, I want you to uess what? She’s Gavriel’sup and down on her barstool

The blond haired ratulations honey!"

"Elizabeth this is Sydney Fairfax and the tall, dark handsome man behind hi"