~Joanna
My heart thundered in my chest, my thoughts a chaotic whirlwind. Adrian. Here. In the flesh. I had never expected to see him again, not after everything we’d been through, not after the history we shared—history I’d tried so desperately to lock away in some far corner of my mind. But now, with him standing just feet away, the memories came flooding back, each one more vivid than the last. They brought a storm of emotions: joy, sorrow, anger, and something else—something I wasn’t ready to name.
“Adrian,” I whispered, his name barely audible above the music and chatter of the party. My voice trembled, catching in my throat as I fought to steady myself. “What are you doing here?”
He followed the sound of my voice, his eyes meeting mine with a flicker of hesitation. He looked te
