Jo ought to have kept walking. It was foolish of her to get involved in whatever ridiculousness the strange had concocted, especially considering she had been hoping to get in and out of London without being recognized. Aside from Zach and Zelda, few people knew she had returned to England — none in fact. Not her friends, not her father, and most definitely not her siblings. So for this man to know her then ran the risk of her secret being revealed, and with it Ilona's existence.

Merlin, she was grateful she didn't have Ilona with her that day.

The curiosity to know more obscured everything else though. He was a complete stranger to her and yet knew her name and who she was apparently. "Explain how we're acquainted." Jo instructed as she turned back to him once more, although she made no effort to close the space created.

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