ZELDA
I waited near Alpha Kayden’s office, pretending I had simply been passing through.
I hadn’t.
I’d been waiting for Sandi to come out.
I watched the office door closely until, finally, it opened.
Sandi stepped into the hallway.
She didn’t look back.
For a moment, she simply stood there, leaning against the door as though whatever had been said inside had left her struggling to find her balance.
Then she straightened and walked away.
I watched her until she disappeared around the corner.
Something had happened.
I could see it in her face.
And, for reasons I couldn’t explain, I felt a strange twist of guilt in my stomach.
I shouldn’t have felt guilty.
I hadn’t done anything.
Had I?
I had simply waited outside a door.
But lately, I’d begun to wonder how much difference th
