THIRTY-SEVEN
"Princess? Bianca, where are you?" Corbin called.
Pressed against the trunk of the nearest tree, Bianca suppressed the urge to shout back that she was out of reach, so he would never touch her again. She had first discovered her magical talents when playing hide and seek with her sisters. If she stayed still and made no sound, they would never find her.
Other boats landed on the beach, spilling out their passengers.
"Where is Bianca?" Hazel asked.
"I don't know," Corbin said. "One moment she was in my arms, begging for a kiss, and the next...she was stolen from me. I saw a shadow and then she just...disappeared. Whoever took her, I will hunt him down and make him pay!"
Liar, Bianca thought furiously. Corbin hadn't seen any shadow. With a chill, she realised his anger
