Nadine pointed upstairs, and Adrian brought her with him to the old man’s study without a second thought.

When he opened the door and shone his flashlight inside, he suddenly saw a man sitting before the desk. This man’s presence was enough to cause Nadine’s scalp to tingle and her legs to tremble once more.

Adrian held her by the waist and stood outside the door as he looked at the man.

The man was wearing a coat, with his elbows against the desk and his palms against his head. The man had c