A Hollow Smile

ADELINE

The sheer, suffocating weight of Julian’s words hangs in the air between us, chilling the already cool atmosphere of the gothic ballroom. *What an unpleasant surprise.* The name had fallen from his lips not like a greeting, but like a poison he was eager to spit out. I can actually feel the vibration of Reid’s suppressed anger traveling down his arm and right into our joined hands. For th