Chapter 61**
Elena’s POV:
The days blurred together in an oddly predictable routine. Every night, Adrian would come to me, and disappear before the day broke. My parents, surprisingly, kept their distance, granting me a space they never had before.
Still, something felt… off with Adrian. There was something about the way he looked, but I didn’t push. If he wanted to talk, he would.
That morning, I was working out—something new I had taken up to make my life feel a little less empty—when a sudden noise startled me. The window creaked, and I turned sharply, my heart leaping to my throat.
Rachael.
I exhaled. “You damn criminal, what the hell are you doing in my window?” I asked, standing up.
She grinned, entirely unbothered. “Well, since you seem to have forgotten about me,
