Chapter 21: The Room of Glasses and Ghosts

The Castell house was silent when Adrian entered his room on the second floor.

It was the kind of silence that brings no peace, but weighs on your shoulders like an unspoken guilt. He left his things on the dresser, his ever-present watch, his wallet, then went out again and walked slowly down the hallways. He hadn't slept there in years, and today was the second time in two days. Since he had gone to live alone and believed he could handle the f