Adrian’s POV
I stood by the window, staring at the city below.
The lights flickered in the distance, like tiny fireflies against the night sky, but I couldn’t focus on anything.
My thoughts were too loud, too jumbled, swirling around my mind like a storm I couldn’t escape.
My father had frozen all my accounts, and taken back everything he could. I wasn’t surprised, though. He’d warned me this would happen if I walked away. And I did.
A knock at the door pulled me from my thoughts. My mother was here. I sighed and walked to the door, opening it cautiously.
There she stood. She looked tired, worn down, with lines on her face I hadn’t noticed before. Her eyes were red, like she had been crying.
“Mom?” I said softly, surprised to see her that way.
Without saying a word, she steppe
