Brianna’s POV
I remained silent for a while as Adrian leads me to the car. It was the White Escalade that had brought me to his home, our home.
Looking back at the past few weeks, I couldn’t help but realize so many things.
How it has felt like I had known Adrian for decades, how there was easy communication and conversation between us, how he always looked at me like I was the only person he could really see and the only person he ever wanted to see.
He never spoke harshly to me, never raised his voice like he thought I might shatter under it. I wasn’t used to that kind of gentleness, but I found myself leaning into it, welcoming it.
Now, I even threw tantrums because I knew deep down, he would indulge me. He was simply just familiar in a way I couldn’t decipher.
And somehow, de
