Celeste’s POV.
BEFORE.
I knew Adrian liked me, but what I didn't know was that it had slowly become an obsession.
The way he stared when I wasn't looking, the way he was always protective, even in front of Killian, the way he talked about me endlessly. Everything now made sense.
I had mistaken all his gestures for compensation - that he was doing them because he knew Killian didn't love me, and he was trying to make me feel okay.
I had mistaken his actions for genuineness, "Maybe he is just trying to be kind," I tried to convince myself several times. I might have been the smartest when it came to business, money management, and even brain work, but I didn't know much about men. Growing up, I never truly understood them. I was too strict and too focused to notice or understand their g
