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I nod “I’ood, though”

“You have uarantee that you’ll love it,” he says, still s my heart beat faster than I want it to “Mrs Wolfe?”

“I’ red meat eater, either,” Zee says “I’ll try the mahi mahi special”

“Good enough Anything else I can get you? A glass of wine?”

“Not for ain

“Me neither,” I say almost automatically

I haven’t had a drink in… Well, not since I was rescued I drank a lot on the island Usually because whoever hadwanted me to

I was actually one of the luckier ones I was only hunted about half the tiht I suppose it was better than running for my life Garnet—I ularly She’s tall and muscular—a professional volleyball player at one ti her down

Gah! I don’t want to think about this

“No, thank you,” I say

Luke raises his eyebrows “No thank you what?”

“I don’t want any wine”

“Right You already said that”

“Did I?”

Zee s will be okay”

“I’ll get the fish started for you” Luke whisks away from our table and stops at another

I can’t stop looking at him

“He seems like a nice man,” Zee says

I force s On s so much

If not for them, the others and I would still be captive on that island

“I’m sure he is,” I say noncommittally

“It’s okay,” she says “It’s okay to feel so”

“I don’t feel anything Except I find him attractive”

“I understand”

She lets it drop, thank goodness

I don’t want to think about this anymore

Because if I do, I’ll have to acknowledge that she’s right

I do feel so I’m familiar with, but it’s a positive emotion

And that scares the hell out of me

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Luke

I head to the kitchen to pick up an order—

“Oh!”

The voice comes from Katelyn’s table

I turn around and stride back quickly

But it’s not Katelyn