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"It’s not a probleently "I’ve always told you that I don’t lad that it’s so useful"

"Yes" Corrine squeezed her hand "And this island owes you toomore from you than we absolutely need"

"It’s fine, Corrine," Anna said, waving a hand in the air "You’re all hed and stood up "Well, I won’t keep you any longer, dear," she said, eyeing Anna’s huge stoht?"

Anna nodded and walked over to the exit at the other side of the room, while Corrineyou" She looped an aro back to my place"

"So you definitely won’t need to take any more of Anna’s blood after this?" I asked

"That’s correct We have enough to recreate hed heavily

Corrine looked up at me "Anna’s at peace with her life," she said "You fret more about her than she does for herself You do realize that?"

I nodded "I just can’t stand the thought of losing her one day It will be like losing a sister"

"I know," Corrine replied, clenching her jaw "There’s not a person on this island on’t grieve her loss That one’s special Kyle’s a very lucky man"

We walked in silence for the rest of the walk to the Sanctuary Once ere sitting in Corrine’s lounge, I tried to tear my mind away from Anna Fro my throat "About the twins’ birthday…"

Corrine’s eyes lit up with excite to me the ideas she had for their party this year

I held up a hand

"Corrine, this is what I’m here to talk to you about They don’t want us to throw the party this year"

Her face fell in disappointment

"Why ever not? We always have soThey don’t like the idea of their parents still organizing parties for theo on that adventure course They won’t want a big party as well We can just arrange for a picnic for all the children and teenagers on this island"

Corrine sed back her disappointht then"