My heart stopped.
I turned slowly, my breath catching in my throat as I came face to face with Adrian.
He stood in the doorway, his tall frame filling the space, his piercing eyes locked on me. He looked every bit the star athlete—broad shoulders, a chiseled jawline, his dark hair slightly tousled from training. But his expression was unreadable, a mixture of confusion, curiosity, and something else I couldn’t quite place.
I felt my knees go weak, the weight of the moment crashing down on me. This was it. The moment she had been dreading and anticipating in equal measure for six long years. I stood there, my heart pounding as I faced Adrian in the flesh for the first time in nearly a decade. It felt surreal, He looked so different from the boy I once knew yet so much the same. He had g
