Adrian's POV
Behind my sunglasses, my dark eyes had spotted Lina immediately.
I saw everything—her joy, her eagerness, her desperate hope. I watched it all transform into shock, devastation, agony.
I couldn't hear what Freya was babbling about beside me. Her affected voice grated against my nerves like nails on a chalkboard.
But I had to maintain this charade. Had to appear engaged, attentive.
"Special exit," I ordered Silas under my breath. "Now."
Silas raised one hand. Within seconds, several of my trained security personnel materialized, forming a human wall between Lina and me.
I kept walking, each step taking me further from my mate.
Lina was pushing forward, nearly reaching me.
Then the guards blocked her completely.
Her lips moved—calling my name, I k
