As we’d planned, the next day I went to Adam’s house so we could shop for clothes for the gala together. I spoke with one of the housekeepers, who let me in and asked me to wait in the living room while she went to get him. I perched my sunglasses on top of my head and took the opportunity to admire the décor.
I didn’t think I’d ever get used to the size of this house, or to the luxury of the furniture, wallpaper, and priceless decorative pieces. Sometimes I forgot just how different Adam’s world was from mine. I’d never lacked anything growing up and had always lived comfortably, but nothing compared to this—to the almost alternate reality he belonged to.
I looked around the room, trying to find little traces of Adam. There were pictures of him and Kalon displayed on the mantel, along w
