**Adrian POV**
Charlotte sat on the couch with her hands wrapped around a glass of water that Elena had given her but she wasn't drinking it, just holding it and staring at the floor while her whole body shook like she was trying to keep something locked inside and failing.
I sat across from her and Elena was next to me and the apartment was so quiet I could hear the clock ticking somewhere in the kitchen, and I waited because pushing Charlotte when she was like this never worked.
"Take your time," Elena said softly.
Charlotte looked up at her and something in her expression shifted like she was grateful someone was being gentle with her. "I was here," she said and her voice came out thin and broken. "The night Sophia died I was here in this apartment."
I went completely still because
