The next day, Hunter was out in the gardens, walking through the trees, while June was left inside the castle by her choice. Since Hunter had given her the earrings, she swore to herself to never take them out unless it was to clean them. Then right back in they would go.
June felt she had to return the favor to Hunter, but she wasn’t sure how. She didn’t exactly have money, and shamefully, she had to admit to herself that she didn’t know what he would like. So, she decided to go with the only thing she knew she was good at - baking. She thought she’d bake him his favorite cookies. June had asked one of the kitchen staff what his favorite cookie was, and they told her Snickerdoodle. They agreed to keep it a secret that she had asked that.
She got to work baking the cookies, putting in as
