AVA'S POV

My eyes lit up the moment I turned around and came face-to-face with Adrian; to say I was elated would be an understatement.

It was as if my search for that day had finally come to an end.

There was a long pause. I studied Adrian's face, and he was as excited as I was to see me. Seeing him show such a level of excitement made my heart go haywire, seeing that he had been longing to see me too, just as I had been longing to see him.

The both of us stood there staring at each other as the silence dragged on, oblivious to our...