ELLIE
The following morning, we get ready without speaking.
I slip into a fitted black dress that falls just above my knees, the soft fabric hugging my curves without feeling too tight. I pair it with ankle boots and pull my hair over one shoulder. I pin the badge on last.
Across the room, Adrian adjusts the cuffs of his black shirt beneath a charcoal jacket. He takes my coat off the hook and holds it out. I put it on without looking at him.
On our way out, he stops at the door.
"Before we go." He doesn't look at me when he says it. "Come somewhere with me first."
Where?
The question is right there, but I don't let it out. I nod instead.
We go down in the elevator and out through the side doors. He takes a path west toward the hills behind the compound. I hadn't known there was
