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What were the chances that he’d got it wrong and the words were so clear?

None This was it

He was holding the answer that Annabelle had been seeking But where was this sundial? And ould they find when they got there?

He wanted to go wake her up, but he didn’t dare She’d been so upset with him earlier that perhaps some sleep would improve her mood

In the meantime, he searched on the internet for a sundial in Mirraccino, but he couldn’t find any That was odd Was it possible this mysterious sundial was on another island? Or in a different country?

He yawned At last, he inding down He glanced at the ti If he didn’t get sorumpy pumpkin come sunup

Talk about overreacting

Annabelle oods co and returned to the palace to finish some work on another of the South Shore revitalization projects

The truth was that she hadn’t slept otten over the sting of Grayson’s rejection, she’d realized that she could have taken his words better A lot better

Did she really have to storm out of the room? Heat rushed to her face He was honest with her and that’s what she’d wanted She just hadn’t expected him to turn away her kisses

Was she that bad at it?

The thought dug at her Or was there so with him? After all, what did she really know about him? That he lived in California That he was rich And that he was estranged fros, that wasn’t a whole lot of inforer hurt She clung to that last thought, hoping it would ease the pain in her chest

She approached the tent where her triple chocolate cake was to be judged It was then she realized that she’d forgotten to notify the festival officials that Grayson wouldn’t be judging She was certain after the scene last night that he wouldn’t waste any ti Mirraccino

And the fate of the South Shore? Her sto down her cousin, the king and the students at the university Everyone was very enthusiastic about the trendy café