Chapter 9: Secrets of the Vineyard
Elena POV
With rows of lifeless vines covered in the gentle gray of winter, the vineyard extended as far as the eye could see. I wouldn't have connected the bleak but somehow lovely scene to Adrian Blackwood's icy, clinical demeanor.
Adrian followed Lily as she skipped along, her laughter resonating through the clear morning air. I followed along, admiring the view. Even though I didn't want to be here, there was a calmness about the place, a feeling that time was slowing down.
"In this manner!" Pointing to a stone road that wound up a little hill, Lily shouted.
Adrian gave me another look. "The former storage facility. Nowadays, it is mostly disused.
"You have a whole house to store things in?" I raised an eyebrow in question.
He grinned. "Among
