✤ Adrian ✤
By the time I finally got home, I felt wrung out. The night at Hollow Crown had helped for a moment, but the drive back to the Old Quarter had dragged every thought I had been avoiding straight back to the surface. The text I had sent Sera still echoed in the back of my mind. I wasn’t sure if I regretted it or craved her response more than I should have. I locked the front door behind me and headed upstairs, stripping off my shirt as I went. The house felt impossibly quiet. Marina’s paintings were still on the walls, but they no longer felt like they belonged here. Nothing did. Not really. I kicked off my shoes and stepped into my bedroom. The room was dark except for the faint glow from a streetlamp outside. I pulled off my pants, leaving only my boxers on, and tossed everythi
