Adrian's POV
Her scent hit me the moment she moved past—rain-washed jasmine overlaid with something cold and distant. Foreign.
Like frost settling over summer flowers, killing them slowly from the inside out.
It wasn't her scent anymore. Not really. The warmth that used to radiate from her skin, the sweetness that used to make Raze purr with contentment—all of it buried under layers of ice.
She'd changed. Not just emotionally, but fundamentally.
Devastation crashed through me so violently I had to lock my knees to stay upright.
The door clicked shut behind her with terrible finality.
Every carefully maintained piece of my composure shattered instantly. I stood frozen, staring at that closed door like it was the last barrier between me and total collapse.
Raze howl
