Tabitha’s POV

We spread out the blankets close to the water, mist cooling the air around us. Luca sets down the basket he carried all the way from the estate.

Luca drops the basket onto the blanket and starts unpacking foil-wrapped bundles. “Grilled meat, fruit, drinks, snacks. Figured we’d need enough to keep Reed from strangling Jace before the day’s over.”

Reed scowls. “Don’t test me.”

“That’s a lot of food,” I comment, plucking a piece of grape popping it to my mouth.

Luca shrugs. “The cook went all out with it.”

“Don’t be fooled. This is not nearly enough for me,” Reed says, already making himself a sandwich.

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