Chapter 23: A Canvas Of Trust
Elena's POV
There was a gentle buzz of talk in the gallery, broken up by the clinking of champagne flutes and laughs. My paintings, each one a window into my soul, graced the walls. Being in the middle of years of labor should have made me feel proud. Instead, the nerves were coiling tighter and tighter, and my stomach was in knots.
This show was about more than simply my artwork; it was about taking back a piece of who I am. When I left my previous existence and entered Adrian's world, I lost a piece of myself.
However, Adrian I was taken aback by him.
I hadn't dared to expect for his backing two weeks before. Our relationship had been precarious, based on hesitant moves and unsaid emotions. However, as soon as he found out about the show, he had jumped
