Adeline's POV

The bedroom felt different at night.

Larger somehow. More dangerous. The massive bed that had seemed like neutral territory during the day now loomed between us like a battlefield neither wanted to acknowledge.

I stood at the window, stalling. Watching the city lights blur below while Kayden moved around the room behind me. I could hear every sound. The rustle of fabric as he changed. The soft click of the bathroom door. Water running. Each noise amplified by the tension ...