Chapter 536

Bradley's POV

I went upstairs slowly, my steps heavy after the long day. The house was quiet now, broken only by the occasional sound of guests moving around in their rooms or the familiar creak of the old wood settling.

I stopped at Lily's door and opened it gently.

I expected to find her asleep, curled up under the blankets with her stuffed bear hugged to her chest like she always did. But inste