Chapter 20
I almost didn't hear the knock on my door—just a faint sound.
I was still at my desk under the lamp at 2:00 in the morning, working through a trail of evidence. It was completely dark outside the estate grounds.
I continued working on the evidence I had revamped from the previous night. Tightening the connections and double-checking the dates.
Then a gentle knock, unsure of who it was.
I opened the door.
Adrian was standing in the hallway barefoot.
He wore a dark shirt. With the look of someone who had been awake for hours and was bored being alone. His hair was slightly messy.
He didn’t say he wanted to come in.
He just stood there and looked at me and for a moment neither of us said anything.
“I know something is wrong with you,” he said.
I held his gaze and kept m
