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It was only when they reached the palace gates that she realized she was holding his hand She assured herself that it was just a natural instinct and the action had no deeper s for her known Rather, that should be, he had s for her known

She quickly let go and pretended as though their connection had no effect over her Just stay focused on the note and the sundial

Annabelle led theardens and suddenly it all looked the saarden had a different flower But then she recalled the ivy That’s what she had to search for They walked all through the gardens Each path was explored No turn was left unexplored

“I don’t understand it,” Annabelle said “I know there was ivy here at one point”

“Don’t worry about the ivy Try to remember if the ivy was near a wall Or was it out in the open? Was there a statue nearby? I noticed there are quite a few scattered throughout the garden”

She closed her eyes and tried to pull the o and she’d never suspected that she would need to knohere to find the sundial

“Maybe we should ask someone,” Grayson said

Her eyes opened “No way We’re so close And I don’t needout what I’m up to”

“But you’re a grooman What can they do to stop you?”

She sotten that h? And my father, he’s a duke He’s the one who stuck my security detail on me There’s a lot they can do to make my life miserable I’d prefer to avoid as much of it as I can”

“Okay Point taken But what are we going to do if you can’t re to do if it has been removed?”

“I highly doubt that it’s been ree”

“It sounds like you two have a lot in common”

She stopped walking and turned to him “What’s that supposed to mean?”

“It means that you stay here and let the out on your own”