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~Ayden~
The old mansion reminded me of a castle more than anything the moment I saw it. I wasn’t familiar with the man who owned it, but Andi swore it was one of Mia’s families’ oldest friends. He’d known Mia since she was a child.
I’d been anxious to meet him when I arrived, but the only people inside the house were staff. The butler greeted me, explained Mia was out and would be back soon, then invited me to the parlor.
Liquor bottles sat inside a cabinet against one wall. Glasses filled another. If I hadn’t had a few drinks on the plane, it would be hard to resist having one now. My muscles ached from the tension they carried.
As I paced the floor, I heard a car pull up the driveway. It was impossible to see who had arrived. The window inside the parlor faced the west, and the h
