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 07 Everything went black. I was completely unconscious. In my dreams, I saw it all again—my three previous lives. I had braved countless dangers to find the legendary dragonbreath herb that finally cured Drake’s old injury. Only then could he properly use his power. The next day, he
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The Fourth Life She Guarded Me Chapter 06 After that, I was almost always holding her. She was a tiny thing curled in my arms, constantly drinking in my life force. No matter how much I fed her, it was never enough. I wanted to set aside some time to meditate and replenish my own
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The Fourth Life She Guarded Me Chapter 05 She talked tough. But the moment the needle touched her chest, she fainted. Her body was as fragile as paper. I had no choice but to stop and begin nourishing her again. For three full days, my life force almost never stopped flowing into her. She really
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The Fourth Life She Guarded Me Chapter 04 In the middle of the night, I woke up burning. When I looked down, the little snow-white thing had somehow crawled into my blankets. Her body was terrifyingly hot. I threw back the covers and reached out to touch her curly fur. “Are you sick?” I asked.
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The Fourth Life She Guarded Me Chapter 03 I carried the little creature back to my room. I placed her in the padded basket I had prepared. The basket sat right beside my bed. Young contract guardians had to stay close to their masters, even while sleeping. It was the only way for the master’s
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The Fourth Life She Guarded Me Chapter 02 With everyone watching, I walked past Drake, Locke, and Kieran and headed straight for the back of the line. The line was long. Strangely, it was composed almost entirely of male guardians. My gaze slid over them one by one, never pausing. Until, at the very end,
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The Fourth Life She Guarded Me Chapter 01 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
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