Anna POV
The address came through at six twelve in the morning, while the bedroom was still dark and Dorian's side of the bed was already empty — he had a seven o'clock call, which meant he'd been in his study since five thirty, which meant I had the bedroom to myself when the app lit up.
A church hall. East side. A street name and a door number and nothing else.
I read it twice, fixed every detail behind my eyes, deleted it, cleared the notification, and put the phone under my pillow. Then I sat up in the dark for a moment and typed one message to Celeste on the separate line we used for things that couldn't wait.
It's today. Eleven. I'm getting out through the boutique.
Her reply came back in under a minute, which meant she had been awake and waiting. I know. Tobias confirmed the ca
