Chapter 50

The next morning, it really seems that David has listened to what I said. He knows he can’t keep me at arm’s length, that I want to be involved, and that he needs to trust that I can handle it.

I know he listened because my name is suddenly called from the study, where I had seen Harlan and Theo enter fifteen minutes earlier.

As I walk in, the three of them look up at me, each with an odd smile on their face.

“Do you have a minute?” David asks, and I narrow my eyes at him.

What exactly does he think I do with my time? I haven’t been allowed to leave the apartment in God knows how long at this point. Still, I nod, and he gestures for me to come over to him.

I walk around the desk to his side, trying not to feel self-conscious under the weight of Theo and Harlan’s stares. Once I reach David, his hand s