Chapter 437

The plane was amazing and just like she’d seen in movies. Big, leather seats that were as comfortable as they looked, a flight attendant who greeted them with drinks as soon as they boarded, and a selection of magazines or headphones or movies to watch while they flew halfway across the world. It spoiled her for any other air travel. She didn’t think she would ever be able to fly economy, not after this experience. Jake had explained that the plane belonged to Ashby Chocolates and the fact that they had a factory on Merveille necessitated having a way to get there with as little preparation as possible. There was even a house in Merveille owned by the company. It had once belonged to a lord or some such who had gone broke and needed the money Jonathon handed over. It all seemed like something she would read in a book or see in a movie, but here she was living it. She was having trouble grasping the reality of it. “You look dead tired,” Jake said as the pilot informed them they were abo