Three times, I chose a contract guardian. Three times, they got me killed.
In my first life, I chose Drake.
He said I was too boring, then left me for Lani.
In my second life, I chose Locke.
He said I was plain and that he preferred Lani’s face.
In my third life, I chose Kieran.
He said I was too weak. What he truly wanted was Lani’s bloodline. On the day of the family trial, he abandoned me for her.
After three betrayals, I finally understood.
It wasn’t that I had treated them poorly. It was that my standards were all wrong.
So in this fourth life—
I went straight to the back of the line and picked up the dying creature.
“I want her.”
Everyone froze.
The Fourth Life She Guarded Me Chapter 17 “Drake, how can you be this useless? You can’t even cast the smallest wind blade?” Lani’s voice suddenly rang out in the distance. Then came Drake’s stifled reply. “I have an old injury. It affects my power.” “Why didn’t you say so sooner?” “…” “Forget it. Good
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The Fourth Life She Guarded Me Chapter 16 When I woke, I was inside the Threshold. Paloma was gone. The worst had happened. Her fears had been justified. I got to my feet and looked around. It was a wasteland. No people, no animals, no plants. The Threshold was supposed to be full of opportunities,
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The Fourth Life She Guarded Me Chapter 15 Paloma drew her gaze back and smiled at me. “Good. You said it.” I said nothing. For some reason, a chill ran down my spine. — The instant the entrance opened, everyone rushed inside. In the blink of an eye, they were gone. I was about to
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The Fourth Life She Guarded Me Chapter 14 When I was raising Drake, all I could think about was how to heal his old injury. When I was raising Locke, all I thought about was how to earn enough money to buy him clothes. When I was raising Kieran, I was always searching for opportunities
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The Fourth Life She Guarded Me Chapter 13 The next second, she pressed her face to my neck and greedily began drinking my life force. My legs went weak. “Let me get out first…” I said, my voice faint. Still holding me, she made one light leap and cleared the pool. The heavy water that
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The Fourth Life She Guarded Me Chapter 12 “You think I only eat your life force? I eat other things, too, but they aren’t as effective.” “…Sounds like I’m pretty special.” “Drop the tone. If you hadn’t signed a heartbond with me, do you think your pitiful amount of life force could ever fill me
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The Fourth Life She Guarded Me Chapter 11 In my previous three lives, the guardians I raised weren’t just traitors—they were cold. Most of the time, they barely acknowledged me. It was as if they were above it all and I was merely their caretaker. Paloma was completely different. She wanted to cling to me
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The Fourth Life She Guarded Me Chapter 10 “What, you regret it?” “No.” I gathered my clothes back together. “I just didn’t expect you to know how to perform a heartbond.” “I’ve lived for—” She coughed, swallowing the rest of the sentence. I stared at her. “You’ve lived for what?” “Nothing.” I lifted a brow.
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The Fourth Life She Guarded Me Chapter 09 When I woke up, a white-haired woman was lying in my arms. That fluffy head was pressed against my chest, dragging me out of my dream and back into reality. She seemed to sense I was awake. First, she rubbed against my chest, then she lifted her
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The Fourth Life She Guarded Me Chapter 08 He always loved looking in the mirror. Afterward, he would glance at me, his face a mask of regret. I wasn’t especially beautiful. And I didn’t spend much effort on my appearance. Locke and I argued about it many times. He said I lowered his standards. He
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