The Metropolitan Detention Center was a high, solid block of concrete that seemed to suck the light out of the sky. As the SUV pulled up to the curb, Arabella felt the familiar, cold dread settling in her stomach.Adrian sat beside her, his hands gripped so tightly on his knees that his knuckles were white. He hadn't spoken since they left the penthouse. He looked like a man heading toward the gallows, his jaw set."You don't have to do this for her," Arabella said softly, reaching over to cover his hand with hers. "You’re doing this for us. So she doesn't have a place in our heads anymore."Adrian turned to her, his eyes dark and hollow. "I just want to see if she’s still human or if it’s just more shadows.""I'll be right here," she promised. "I’m not moving from this spot."He leaned over, pressing his forehead against hers for a long, shaky second. Then, without a word, he climbed out of the car. Arabella watched through the tinted glass as he walked toward the heavy steel doors.
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