The tension in the house felt palpable the air thick with unspoken words. Audrey had spent the last hour pacing in her room trying to calm the turmoil in her chest.
The moon’s silvery light spilled through the window casting long shadows that seemed to shift and sway like her restless thoughts. She couldn’t ignore it any longer. The questions about Amelia had gnawed at her ever since her fragmented memories had returned.
Audrey needed answers and she knew where to find them.
With a deep breath she left her room her bare feet silent on the polished wooden floor as she made her way toward Adam’s study. The light filtering through the gap in the door told her he was still awake.
She hesitated for a moment before pushing it open the creak of the door drawing Adam’s gaze.
He sat behi
