Adrian
"Sit down, Adrian," Grandma said as the door clicked shut. She strolled from her desk to the cabinet where she poured herself a glass of water.
For a second, I didn't move. I watched her, keenly, trying to make out what was going on in her head.
She had been acting unlike herself since Bella and I walked into the house. As much as I didn't want to care, her reaction unsettled me. Hallie Davidson, despite being a cautious woman, should've been thrown off seeing Bella with me.
But she wasn't, and it was strange, dreadful, yet interesting.
I shifted and sat on the chair where Bella had sat.
Grandma turned to me, watching me over the rim of the glass. "I asked your uncle to drop the Valencia deal since he and Stefan are bent on screwing things up"
My brows shot up briefly. I didn
