"I thought you said you were going to sleep."Adrian’s voice came from the doorway, quiet but clear enough to break the long silence that had settled inside the apartment.Christian, who had been lying on the bed staring at the ceiling for what felt like hours, slowly turned his head toward the door, his eyes dull with exhaustion even though he had not slept at all."I tried," he replied softly, his voice calm in a way that felt strangely distant. "But my mind doesn’t seem interested in resting tonight."For whole day Adrian tried his best to keep company to Christian and didn't leave him alone, ordered the food from Christian's favourite restaurants, though he ate a little, still, Adrian was satisfied that at least, Christian isn't starving himself.In the night, Adrian asked Christian to spend some time with him but Christian insisted on sleeping early and ended up not sleeping.Adrian stepped inside the room without making unnecessary noise, closing the door behind him gently befor

"You went somewhere, didn’t you?"Christian’s voice came from the living room the moment Adrian stepped inside the apartment, and although the words sounded casual, the quiet stillness surrounding them made it clear that the young man had been sitting there for quite some time waiting for the door to open.Adrian closed the door behind him slowly before turning toward the sofa where Christian sat, and the sight immediately made his chest tighten slightly because the television in front of him was playing silently while Christian stared out of the window rather than watching it."I had a small matter to take care of," Adrian replied calmly as he removed his coat and placed it neatly on the chair near the entrance. "I thought you were taking a nap, so I decided to go out and handle a few things which I'm supposed to do, but didn't expect you to be waking up before I could even return."Christian hummed faintly as if the explanation was enough for him, and he did not press further even t

"Why did they try to kill you and me?"Christian’s voice broke the silence that had settled over the ruined living room, and although he tried to keep his tone steady, the confusion behind the question was impossible to hide as he stared at Adrian across the shattered glass scattered across the floor.Adrian did not answer immediately.Instead, he walked slowly toward the broken balcony doors and looked down into the dark streets below, scanning the shadows for any sign that the intruders might still be nearby.The night had swallowed them completely.Christian sighed while rubbing his temples, "It's same as how it happened back then at Sargent's estate, but at that time that man tried to provoke me.... However these people are almost trying to kill us.... Why?" "They’re gone, no need to think too much about the people who are gone already," Adrian said quietly after a moment.Christian let out a slow breath and ran a hand through his hair as he tried to process everything that had j

"Chris…" Adrian began to say something as he stood near the living room table, his expression looked serious as if he had been preparing to continue the conversation they had been having only moments earlier.Before he could finish the sentence, the sharp sound of the doorbell echoed through the apartment.Both men turned their heads toward the entrance instinctively.Christian pushed himself up from the couch without saying a word and walked toward the door with slow, deliberate steps. His expression remained calm, though the heaviness in his eyes had not disappeared since the events of the previous night.When he opened the door and saw the person standing outside, his gaze hardened immediately.For a brief second he simply looked at her.Then he turned away."It’s an unwanted guest," Christian said indifferently as he walked back toward the living room. "Ask her to leave."Adrian, who had been standing quietly and discussing security matters with Lysandre only moments earlier, shi

"The combined and complete amulet is the real key and an answer to everything!" Christian’s voice remained calm when he finished speaking, yet the quiet determination behind those words carried a weight that settled heavily across the living room as he stood beside the table where the three fragments of the amulet lay under the soft light.Adrian did not say anything, as he just watched Christian carefully, studying the young man’s face with the quiet attention of someone who had learned long ago that the most important truths were usually hidden between the words people chose not to say.The silence between them stretched for several seconds before Adrian finally leaned back slightly against the chair behind him and folded his arms."You speak about protecting someone," Adrian said slowly, his tone calm but deliberate. "Yet you never once mentioned who that person is."Christian’s fingers tightened slightly around the fragment of the amulet he was holding.For a moment he simply loo