Thea’s POV
“Are you serious?” Iris asked, her eyes wide with surprise.
“Yes,” I sighed, running my hand through my hair. “I spent all morning going through my entire closet trying to prepare for tonight, but there’s absolutely nothing in there suitable for a date. I don’t even have a single dress appropriate for a formal occasion.”
Honestly, it shocked me. I remembered having a memory flash about Kane. In it, I was wearing a black dress when we went out. While I had no intention of wearing that particular dress again, it was strange that it wasn’t in my closet. I had nothing but a few pairs of jeans and some summer dresses.
“Don’t worry, my dear friend, we’ll help you… in fact, I think we should go shopping,” Sophia said cheerfully, her voice almost singing.
It sounded exciting, but I couldn’t help worrying about Phoenix. I didn’t want to take her with us since we all knew shopping was a long and tiring process, but I also didn’t want to
leave her here.
“I’m not sure,” I mumbled, biting my lip.
It wasn’t that I didn’t trust Mary, but I just wasn’t comfortable leaving Phoenix alone with`
her. If Leo or Sebastian were home, it would be different, but they weren’t.
“It’s because of Phoenix, isn’t it?” Sophia asked, searching my eyes for answers.
I didn’t answer, just nodded. I really wanted to go shopping. I’d been cooped up in this house for too long, and it was driving me crazy. Plus, I wanted this experience. I’d never had female friends growing up. No friends to shop with or talk about boys with. This was all new to me, and while I knew we’d probably done these things before my memory loss,
I wanted to experience it again firsthand.
“If it bothers you that much, I can lend you one of my dresses. We can go shopping another day,” Sophia suggested.
I’d only interacted with these two a few times, but so far, I absolutely loved them. They
were kind, lovely, and great friends. No wonder I’d become friends with them.
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Chapter 261
I smiled at her. “Thank you, but let me talk to Sebastian first, and we’ll figure something out from there.”
I stood up, leaving them to enjoy their drinks while I went upstairs. I’d left my phone there because I rarely used it. I entered the room, picked it up, and dialed Sebastian’s number.
He answered on the first ring, which warmed my heart. That was one thing I’d noticed since waking up. Unlike before when he rarely answered my calls, these days he always picked up on the first ring, as if he was always waiting for and craving my call.
“Hi, Thea darling, how’s your day going? Did Sophia and Iris arrive?” his deep voice came through.
My heart skipped a beat, unable to describe how much I loved hearing him call me by sweet names, especially when he said it in that deep, sexy voice of his. The feeling made my knees weak.
“Hi,” I said a bit breathlessly, “Great, honestly. They’re both amazing. They even want to take me shopping for our date tonight.”
“I’m glad to hear that… is shopping the reason you’re calling? You know, you don’t need
my permission to go anywhere. As long as you take Kestrel with you, I don’t mind.”
I never thought I’d be in this position. I didn’t like having guards follow me wherever I
went, it was too ostentatious and drew too much attention, but I also understood that
until they caught the person trying to kill me, this was my life.
“No, that’s not the reason… I don’t want to take Phoenix with me, but I also don’t want to leave her here with just Mary.”
He was quiet for a moment. I sat on our bed, waiting for him to speak. Maybe he could
provide a solution to my dilemma.
“Can you give me some time to figure something out?” he asked, and I nodded, forgetting he couldn’t see me,
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