When I reached the rooftop, I found it crowded with people. Police officers, firefighters, and several others wearing headsets whose roles I could not immediately tell.
Thessaly Alderidge was sitting right at the edge of the building, holding Lila in her arms.
The child's small legs dangled freely over the open drop.
A short distance away, Caelan stood looking tense and alarmed.
As soon as he saw me arrive, he called out urgently to Thessaly.
"Thessaly, Jovana is here! Please come down first, or at least hand the child over to me. Lila is already six years old, she is heavy. You must be exhausted holding her this long. Let me take her, won't you?"
But Thessaly paid him no attention at all.
She stared straight at me, her gaze sharp and venomous, like that of a snake.
"Jovana, you fi
