Adrian’s POV
The scent hit harder than I expected, thick and unmistakable, flooding the room like it owned every inch of air.
My knees buckled for half a second and I staggered, catching myself against the doorframe as a rush of something raw and unwanted slammed through my chest.
I shook my head sharply, trying to clear the sudden fog that clouded my thoughts, but it only made the room tilt worse.
I grabbed my head with both hands, fingers digging into my scalp, eyes squeezed shut while my whole body shook with the force of it.
This wasn’t supposed to happen. I had locked it all down. Buried it deep.
I’m not supposed to react to her. She betrayed me. She abandoned me even after I told her I was dying. She chose Edric over me!
I kept repeating it like a broken record in my head…S
