Thalia's Pov
A sharp gasp ripped from my throat as I nearly slammed straight into a tall, solid wall standing right outside the door, except it wasn't a wall. It was Adrian.
He was standing right outside the doorframe, his dark eyes looking down at me in the dim hallway light. The sudden, unexpected sight of him standing so close startled me so violently that my foot caught on the edge of the rubber doorstop fitted into the floor.
My balance was gone instantly. My legs gave out, and my body tilted backward towards the floor.
Panicking, I reached out frantically with both hands, trying to grab onto the doorframe or the wall to catch myself, but my fingers swiped through thin air.
I'm going to hit the floor, I thought in terror, my hands instinctively flying down to cover my stomach
