Chapter 41: Breaking Point
The shadow vanished before Victor could reach the gates, swallowed into the dark grounds without leaving a single trace behind. He searched every corner of the property, flashlight sweeping across hedges and shadows, and found nothing.
Adrian arrived within minutes of Victor's call, moving faster than I'd ever seen him move, and the first thing he did wasn't ask about the intruder. He crossed the greenhouse floor straight to me, his hands rising to cup my face, tilting it gently side to side as though searching for injuries I hadn't mentioned.
"I'm fine," I said quietly.
He didn't seem to hear me at first, his thumbs brushing lightly along my cheekbones, his eyes searching mine with an intensity that made my breath catch. Then, as though only just realizing w
