The storm outside mirrored the intensity building within the estate. Rain lashed against the windows the wind howling like a distant cry but inside Adam's room the atmosphere was thick with something entirely different like an unspoken tension that finally reached its breaking point.
Audrey stood by the window her silhouette framed by the flickering light of the fireplace. The gown she wore clung to her figure damp from the rain she had walked through earlier and the sight of her illuminated in the soft glow was enough to make Adam’s breath catch.
He stepped closer his footsteps deliberate and slow. She turned to face him her eyes searching his. There was no need for words because everything they felt and every unsaid thought was laid bare in the way their gazes locked.
Adam reached out
