Chapter 52
NORA
Daniel confronted me the night after his mother's lunch, later than I expected, standing in the doorway of our bedroom with his jacket still half on, like he hadn't been able to wait even the length of time it took to settle back into the house properly.
"I want a real answer," he said, no preamble, his voice tight in a way I hadn't heard from him in weeks. "Is there someone else."
I set down the book I hadn't really been reading, taking my time about it, buying myself a few seconds to arrange my face into the exact calm I needed. "No."
"Don't just say no like that," he said, stepping further into the room. "Look at me and tell me there's nothing going on. Leo. Adrian Rayne. Whoever else you've been disappearing to see for months now while telling me it's dentist appoi
