Elena’s POVThe day I left the Blackwood estate, Adrian didn’t try to stop me.He stood in the doorway of the studio like a statue drained of its soul.The servants kept their heads down.No one dared make a sound.As I passed through the dining room, the dessert was still sitting on the table.No one dared suggest I eat it.When I walked out the front door, the fog had thinned a little.Daylight leaked through from the end of the mountain road, dimmer than it would have been in the human world.But enough for me to see the way ahead.My father’s car was waiting outside.He opened the door for me and glanced at my empty hands.“Didn’t that vampire say he had a gift for you?”I got into the car.“Nothing in that place belongs to me.”He didn’t press further, just patted my shoulder and nodded.As the car drove down the mountain, I didn’t look back.After that, Adrian came many times.First, he sent over a formal asset-transfer agreement.All the jewelry, properties, and gowns that had b
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