Adeline's grip on his shoulders loosened as her hands fell to her sides. Adeline's thoughts churned with confusion and dread as she considered the unthinkable, no... That can't be it.
She left Benedict without another word and rushed toward the teleportation circle, ignoring her own reservations about using it again so soon. It didn't matter. She needed to meet Dimitri. She needed answers. So what if she already used it twice already?!
She needed to meet Dimitri right now!
The moment she stepped out of the teleportation circle near the orphanage, she barely waited for the carriage to take her there, urging it to move faster.
Her heart pounded as they approached, her anxiety heightening with every second. Something felt off—something was wrong, and she could feel it in her very core.