Aidan's grip on the steering wheel tightened as he drew closer to the gates of the Palace.
It was way past midnight already and it was uncalled for to show up at this hour, but Aidan was too impatient to wait till it was fully morning.
As long as Anna was still nowhere to be found, every moment counts. He wasn't going to sit by, doing nothing.
His chest was heavy with the weight of too many questions and not enough answers.
When he rolled down his window, the guards at the entrance snapped to attention. Recognition dawned instantly on their faces, and without hesitation, they opened the gates.
No questions were asked, and no explanations was demanded,even though his arrival at such an hour should have raised eyebrows.
Aidan drove in quickly and parked in the sweeping driveway, the ornate fountains and carefully manicured hedges looming in the dim light.
