Chapter 280: The Third Lifetime, Adele. (6)
Afternoon.
Castle.
Thirheria.
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Theodore stood by his horse, tightening the reins, his mind racing.
’She was there... She was right there, and I nearly lost her again.’ His grip on the reins tightened, and he cursed under his breath before he turned to Connell, who approached with a frown.
Theodore sighed, grateful for his friend’s loyalty but frustrated by the situation. He glanced back at the direction from which he’d come, the memory of Adele’s face still fresh in his mind. "I need you to do something for me."
Connell’s playful expression turned serious. "Name it."
"I need you to watch over the Baron’s house. Specifically, keep an eye on his daughter, Adele," Theodore instructed, his voice firm but laced with an underlying tension.
Connell studied Theodore’s face, noticing the unusual intensity in his friend’s eyes. "What is going on, Theodore? Why is she so important?"
Theodore hesitated, the weight of their past lives bearing down on him. ’Because if I do not keep an eye on her, history will repeat itself, and I will lose her again. But how can I protect her when she does not even remember me? And with the way she reacted in the past life I cannot trust her with the information in this life’