I pry myself out of the car and wait for Adrian and Geneva to walk up. Milana doesn’t go inside. She stands in a pocket of shadow by the threshold of the main entrance, her hands folded across her chest and one toe tapping again and again. A pair of silhouettes emerge from the darkness. Geneva looks skittish, but Adrian has a bloodthirsty look in his eyes. I’ve known him long enough to know what that expression means. Good. It’s about f*****g time. No wonder that fight back at the bar didn’t satisfy me the way it should have. This is the fight I’ve been spoiling for. “Come on,” I growl, leading the way into the house. Unconsciously, I move into the blue room. The one that opens out into the garden. The one that holds our mother’s grand piano. Adrian’s eyes land on it immediately. Out

