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Chapter 8 'Celia' : After Midnight

Author: Pixie
last update publish date: 2026-06-15 08:09:30

I should have left.

The sensible thing would have been to finish my tea, say goodnight, and return to my room.

But I stayed instead,

Maybe because the kitchen felt different from the rest of the mansion.

Or maybe because Adrian felt different tonight.

I wasn't sure which possibility unsettled me more.

The silence stretched between us.

It wasn't awkward or comfortable,

Just... strange.

The kind of silence that made me aware of every little thing.

The ticking clock above the stove,

The warmth
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