Chapter 27

“You’re lying,” Clara said. “I won’t ask why.”

The shocked look on Caiden’s face confirmed her suspicion that he had lied about her future.

“I really can’t tell you the full details,” he admitted and looked at the floor. “There’s a good reason.”

It was likely for the best that she didn’t know the exact details of the events that occured at the end of her second life. She died and that was the end. There was no need to worry about the specifics.

“I can tell that. Let’s change the subject,” she said. “Were you listening better than I did during the last Art History lecture?”

She turned back to her laptop to work on her essay and Caiden moved to be at her side. Their conversation became about art and Caiden acted normally again.

***

The months flicked by and Clara concentrated on passing her exams. Caiden seriously responded her joking request to whisper the right answers to her in knowledge-based exams. Clara was bemused to realise that he would actually help her cheat in e