Lily
I had given in to my fears—the ones I'd worked so hard to keep at bay since coming to the mansion. I should have been focusing on what truly mattered—Adrian Jr. But instead, I let my fears take hold.
The longer I stood waiting behind our bedroom curtains, the more that uneasy feeling wound itself around me. I was still afraid. Afraid that Adrian wasn't coming back. Or that this was all not real. That I had imagined his confession of love. That I had been fooling myself right there beside him. That coming back to the mansion was a mistake.
It was Courtney, after all—his best friend for a long time, and until recently the person I'd hated the most. Did they intend on rekindling their friendship now that they shared a son?
He hadn't even wanted to step out and talk to her in the fir
