Chapter 37: The Unbreakable Bond
Adrian's POV
Elena's little gallery was bathed in golden light as the sun sank. I was unable to control my thoughts as I sat rigidly in the little sitting room at the rear of the room. Lily was sitting on a seat across from me, the sunshine shining through the window haloing her locks.
With a notebook poised between her knees and a pencil in her little palm, she gazed at me with wide, inquisitive eyes.
"What do you draw?" I broke the stillness by asking.
Like a painter assessing a subject, she c****d her head to observe me. "You."
The one phrase struck me more forcefully than I had anticipated. "Me?"
She swept her hand over the page and answered, "Yes," in a matter-of-fact manner. "But it's a little tricky because you're not smiling."
Something deep
