*ADRIAN
I stood there for a long time after Kain stormed out, staring down at the sizeable dent he had left in my mahogany desk, and then I took in the splintered remains of the chair I had tossed at the wall earlier, and then finally at the spreading pool of wetness from the glass of brandy on ice I had shattered against the wall. I watched the wetness spread against the wooden tiles of the floor, feeling the feelings of desolation I could feel spreading in my chest as I stood there in the quiet office, the silence settling around me like a heavy shroud. Kain’s words echoed in my mind, but I pushed it aside, refusing to dwell on them.
I wouldn’t hold it against him, he didn’t understand. He couldn’t understand, no one could. Suddenly unable to keep myself upright anymore, I sunk down t
