Chapter 19

Adeline

What the hell is he doing here? “Adeline, are you alright?” I heard Daniel ask, but I couldn’t get my eyes off of that dead body not realizing that Dad and the police officer were staring at me too.

“Adeline,” Dad called, so I turned to face him. “Is there something wrong? Did you know him?” he asked curiously but I don’t know how I am going to tell him that I first met him in Kaiser's world as the rogue who tried to harm me.

“Huh? No. At first glance, I thought he seemed familiar, but I was mistaken after giving him a closer look. How about you? Do you know him?” I replied confidently. I can’t waiver since his senses are so sharp that I cannot falter, in fear that he will find out that I am lying.

“We’ll talk later,” Dad replied, and I nodded. When my eyes landed on Daniel, I found him staring at me intently.

‘What?’ I asked through our link.

‘Nothing.’ he answered and started walking closer to the dead body, as did I. The more I got closer, the more he looked similar to the