Liam held me closer, and I snuggled closer to him. I breathed in, feeling better and stronger. I couldn’t wait to get out of this island to know what spell we were under. I had to go back to the Hidden Tree, meet Maxon, and maybe meet Ahmar again. My eyelids opened when I heard Maya giggle. My body jerked, moving away from Liam when I saw four pairs of eyes gawking at us. My sudden movement woke him up, seeing his children and Anton staring at us. “Good morning!” he greeted in a sleepy tone and closed his eyes again. He was not even bothered that his children saw me in his arms. “So, you’d better explain why there’s sand here?” I jolted when Anton trailed my lower leg with his finger and also Liam’s. Before I could open my mouth, he raised his index finger with a trace of sand on

