She entered the house, surprised by how quiet it was. Eerily so. She made her way to Vadim’s home office which was right across the hall from hers and found it empty. She frowned and checked the back garden and the ballroom and two of the living rooms and even the home theatre and all were empty. She poked her head into the kitchen and there was nobody there either. Had he sent all the staff home? She climbed the stairs and made her way to their bedroom and pushed the door open. He was laying on the bed his back to the door, headphones on his head blaring so loudly she could hear the music from the doorway. Stepping towards the end of the bed she noted he held the nightdress she wore the night before in his hand and draped over his shoulder. Sap. She smiled as she considered how sappy h