Together, she and Victor made their way up the stairs.

As she followed him into the guest room, Adelia was taken aback by the extravagance of the space.

The canopy bed was draped with dark red curtains and the walls papered with a dark forest pattern. She almost never entered this room, and it felt like she’d been transported somewhere exotic.

‘What seemed to be troubling you?’ she asked, looking from left to right to see if there was an obvious error.

Victor silently walks a circle around her. She felt his eyes looking her up and down, and her breath increased.

‘You are,’ he said.

‘What?’ her voice was...