Chapter 24
Sabine was lost, had never been in this part of the city before, and she had no idea what to do next. She continued walking, with Ellen holding her hand. Straight ahead. Not looking left or right. Walking, walking, walking. They crossed craters in the street, upended tram rails, rubble, but they didn’t stop until Sabine recognized the restaurant where she’d been with Lily so many weeks ago.
At least now she had an idea how to get home from here. But the moment this thought crossed her mind, she remembered that her home didn’t exist anymore. And she couldn’t return to the Klausen apartment either, not with Ellen.
She’d just made a monumental decision. A watershed moment. And by choosing good over evil, she’d backed herself into a corner.
Glancing at her wristwatch she estimat
