SELENE’s POV
The elevator doors closed behind me with a soft mechanism click. By the time I reached the penthouse, the gala still clung to me in fragments I didn’t ask for.
Most investors trying to pitch their businesses to me, foreign executives pitching for partnership deals, casual glances I ignored.
When I stepped inside, the space was already prepared the way I liked it, everything in its place.
I undressed, and had a quick hot bath before slipping into a green silk night dress. I grabbed a bottle of my favorite wine from the bar and poured some in a glass as I walked toward the window.
The city stretched out below in endless gold and shadow, alive but distant. From this height, everything looked smaller than it really was.
My mind drifted back to Adrian. I felt his eyes as t
