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Chapter 48

Author: Jemi
last update publish date: 2026-05-17 21:41:00
Sebastien arrived at six-fifteen.

He came in without knocking — I had texted him the floor, Nikolai's apartment, because the conference room felt exposed and I needed walls I trusted. He walked in and he looked at the document on the desk and he stood there for a long time without saying anything.
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