Theo's POV
He found Adrian alone which was unusual.
Adrian was rarely alone these days—there was always someone nearby, a guard, a court member, someone positioned close enough to watch or report. The court had been doing that more since the restriction was ordered.
Theo had been watching him longer than any of them.
He closed the door behind him and didn't bother with pleasantries because Adrian had never appreciated them and neither had he.
"You're out of time," he said.
Adrian stood at the window, back turned. He didn't move. "I'm aware."
"Are you?" He stepped further into the room. "Because from where I'm standing, you are still behaving like you have options you don't actually have."
Adrian turned then.
His expression was the one he used when he had alread
