Vows of Enmity
"I'm packed, Father. Just had to secure my things."
Lawrence stopped mid-stride, his gaze darting suspiciously toward the rumpled bedsheets where the heavy leather ledger lay hidden just inches beneath the mattress springs. A fraction of an inch of dark binding protruded, barely visible to an untrained eye, but Lawrence’s hawk-like gaze missed very little in a room he considered his domain.
"What's that?" Lawrence demanded, taking a sharp step back toward the bed, his hand extending as if to rip the mattress back himself.
Adrian’s heart hammered against his ribs like a trapped bird, but his voice remained chillingly level. "Just a portfolio of my personal notes regarding the restructuring an