Chapter Twenty-FiveLATE THAT NIGHT, Nicholas stood in the hall outside his bedroom at his parents’ house.
It was late. He’d just returned from Zurich.
He’d visited the pool first, hoping to join Acacia for a swim. Sadly, she seemed to have retired for the evening.
He walked to her room and paused outside the door. No sounds were audible. Nicholas sighed in relief. He hoped she was sleeping well.
She was probably the strongest woman he’d ever met, with the exception of his sister.
Nicholas’s gaze flickered to the next room.
Riva’s room was adjacent to Acacia’s. He hadn’t been inside in years. But somehow, he found himself walking to the door and pushing it open.
He turned on the light.
He was surprised at how clean it was. Juliet and her staff kept all the rooms pristine, and Riva’s
