I slammed the door. Adrian knocked from the other side.
"Open the door. Claire, tell me what you know. Have you had that dream, too?"
I leaned back against the door without a sound. He really had come back, too. That explained why he'd been acting strangely from the start. It explained why he'd been watching me and why he'd brought out the marriage list early to test me. He remembered our previous life. And he still took it for granted that I'd do whatever he arranged.
It went quiet outside for a moment. When he spoke again, his voice was lower.
"I know you hate me. But what happened in our previous life wasn't what you think."
I closed my eyes.
"Leave, Adrian, or I'm calling the police."
He didn't go right away. After a long while, he spoke again.
"Vanessa called off the engagemen
