“Mom…” the woman, whom Anna had called Olivia, choked out, looking like she might collapse right there.
Jason blinked, dazed, as Anna moved in a blur.
One minute, she was standing by her door, brows furrowed at the woman, and the next…
Her eyes widened in horror and she dashed out to the open door opposite hers.
She didn't spare him a glance, or care that she was leaving him alone in her apartment.
Olivia rushed after her, leaving the door wide open.
Jason stood frozen, staring at the open doorway long after they disappeared.
Without realizing it, his feet moved, taking him toward the door and into the other apartment.
The scent hit him first: old books and soil from too many potted plants crammed into too little space.
The space was more cluttered than Anna's, despite the
