Chapter 24

Adeline

“What??” I asked, confused. Just how long have I been here already? I didn’t realize until he asked me. I was too focused and in deep thought because of that rogue. This is not good, so what Kaiser said about me staying longer the more I travel here was true after all.

“Do you want me to prepare a room for you, or do you prefer to share a room with me?” he asked. The nerve, he repeated his question. The smirk on his face told me that he was enjoying this, so I glared at him.

“Why would you even think that I would want to share a room with you? And how sure are you that I will be staying long enough for me to sleep here?”

“I was just asking. You don’t need to be so hyped. You’ll never know what might happen; at least we’re prepared,” he answered. I rolled my eyes at him, but he only laughed at me. I don’t get why he was taking our situation lightly when, in fact, it was mind-blowing.

“Are you always like this?” I asked,

“Like what?”

“Is everything funny to you?”

“Do I look like