I buried my face in my hands, mortified. “Riley, please stop interrogating the house AI!”
But Riley was on a roll. “One more question! Does he talk about Inka when he’s alone?”
“Riley!”
The system actually responded again: “Mr. Skugge has mentioned Inka Moss multiple times in the past forty-eight hours.”
Riley burst out laughing so hard she had to hold onto the closet door. I stared at her in disbelief for a second… then couldn’t help it. I started laughing too, loud, hysterical laughter that had both of us doubled over in Kayde’s massive closet.
“Oh my God, we’re going to die,” I wheezed between laughs. “He’s going to come home, and the house is going to rat us out.”
Riley wiped tears from her eyes, still giggling. “Worth it. Totally worth it. My God! He's obsessed.”
I put on yeste
