Edie asked, stunned. Arianna nodded. “A part of me has been with you ever since you left Lockhart Manor. It was a weak part, but I’ve been looking after you.” She gestured at Adrian, masquerading as Russell. “When you two met, I was able to block Tristan, to make him blind, as I’m doing now. He wouldn’t like it very much if he knew you were with us,” she told Edie. That’s an understatement. “I’ve been wondering why he hasn’t appeared, throwing a temper tantrum,” Edie commented dryly. Russell/Adrian reached out and touched Edie’s hand. “What is it?” she asked him. He wasn’t looking at Edie, instead scanning the woods, searching. “I can’t see her, Edie. I can’t find my Arianna, my love.” Edie turned toward the ghost girl. “By blocking Tristan, are you blocking Adrian too?” Arianna shook her head. Her face was sad, as she appraised Russell/Adrian, heartbroken. “The descendant of the Lockharts, this Russell Ballantine, doesn’t believe, therefore he’s blind of his own doing.
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