A gift

Alicia’s POV:

Finally, breakfast was done.

I nodded in thanks as Farrah cleared the dishes away from the table, and the two men stood at the same time. I watched them, my hackles risen, as they both gave me glances that made me self conscious.

“What?” I asked them both. What were they up to? It was quite suspicious. With the way both of them looked I would have thought they were about to abduct me a second time.

“We have something for you,” Acker took the lead, speaking first.

“More like a gift,” Mikael continued. “And an apology, of sorts.“

I met Mikael’s eyes and saw no hints of lies in them. It was… surprising. I looked away thoughtfully.

He was… apologizing?

No, I corrected myself, glancing at Acker briefly. They BOTH were.

My heart twinged.

Could I accept more gifts tying me to them?

Remembering Magda’s words, I stopped myself from saying any words of refusal.

Perhaps I could wait and see what it was first before coming to a conclusion. Perhaps… they weren’t so bad after all.

“Oh