Chapter 21

ADRIAN (POV)

The night air was cool, the darkness pressing on all sides as I drove like a madman through the streets of the city.

My mind was a storm of rage and confusion, the questions from that cursed news article spinning in my head. Vanessa? Who the hell was Vanessa?

And Ivy... God, where was she really?

The tires screeched as I took a sharp turn, almost losing control.

I didn’t care. Maxwell had to have the answers. He had to explain this nightmare that was quickly becoming my reality.

My breath was ragged as I approached his office, the headlights cutting through the inky blackness, revealing Maxwell’s car parked outside the tall building.

The building loomed, dark and silent, as if it was holding its breath, waiting for the inevitable confrontation.

I slammed on the brakes, the car jerking to a stop. My hands gripped the steering wheel tightly, my knuckles white, as I stared at the figure emerging from the shadows.

Maxwell was alone, stepping out of the building with his