MY TABOO STEP DADDY
In this world, if the Pakhan walks, you let him walk.
We stop in front of a lamp: ornamental, expensive, the kind of thing that belongs in a museum rather than a hallway.
"I don't see a door," Declan says, and there's a hint of frustration in his Irish accent.
"No, you don't." I'm already reaching for the lever hidden on the lamp's base, and I watch as the wall slides open with a soft hiss of hydraulics.
The secret room beyond is dimly lit, and I can see Selene's silhouette before we even fully step inside.