I lay there in bed, my eyes wide open as I gazed up to the chandelier. It was dark, and I could barely see a thing, but I didn't care to either. Everything felt blank, and I struggled to wrap my head around everything.
Nikolai's adoption. But how did my mother come into play in all of this? As far as I knew, my mother and Aunt Sally were only neighbours who grew extremely friendly due to how friendly I and Matthew were to each other.
Was there more to it all? Was there something I was oblivious to?
The questions rang around my head, and I didn't realize when I slowly drifted off to sleep, the faint scent of Nikolai's perfume filling my nose and keeping me company in his stead.
I woke up to the bright rays of sunlight streaming in through the window and the unmistakable sound of a showe
