[I almost forgot for a moment.]
[Exactly...This bastard has turned into a real bastard!]
Adaline reluctantly admitted: [she has the memory of a goldfish. Although, to be honest, it was not only her fault.]
[Who even allowed him to smile so happily?]
[Stick to her, pretend to be worried, forbid her to drink because of her temperature.]
[Hug, kiss - tenderly, carefully, and in all seriousness declare that “he won’t do anything else.”]
[That's his kidnapper style, right?]
[Of course, it was stupid to act as if she had completely forgotten that she had been kidnapped and threatened.]
“If you're done, would you like to walk a little?” - Shane suggested.
“Do I have a choice?” - she snorted.
He didn't answer, just gave her a warm, completely serene smile.
“I didn’t kill anyone. And I didn’t do anything special.” - Shane said suddenly.
“...I didn’t ask you.” - Adaline muttered and pulled her hood deeper.
[The decision to get out of the house turned out to be extremely successful.]
She was sure: [if she had been caught, it would have ended in more than just a scandal.]
[This world in many ways resembled Earth: the same weeks, months, and Sunday was a day of rest.]
[Adaline was never particularly religious, and that hasn't changed.]
[But the locals are the opposite. Their faith in the deity was not only deep, it seemed unshakable.]
[Therefore, both church services and masses were taken seriously here.]
When Genevieve wrote that she would conduct the Sunday service instead of the Pope, Adaline decided to go to the temple, but not on the day of the service itself.
[In case Shane decided to stop her, she was even ready to lie down on the floor and refuse to get up.]
[But, to her surprise, he agreed without any conditions.]
“I didn’t forbid you to go out.” - he said.
“You said you shouldn’t leave alone.”
“That's it. Alone."
"..."
“And with me, you can go anywhere.”
“What if I need to go without you?”
"That won't happen." - Shane snapped.
Adaline wanted to ask why he even thought that he could control other people’s decisions, but she remained silent.
The answer still wouldn't satisfy her.
[Shane didn't really leave the house. At all. He was always there.]
[At first it made her angry, as if she was locked in.]
But a few days later, Adaline was forced to admit: [Damn...but it’s so convenient for me!]