NORA

I made it to the first landing before Caleb caught up with me.

“Nora.”

I kept going toward the next flight. The last thing I wanted was to turn around and see his face. Not after disappearing on him again, and certainly not after walking into Viktor Blackwood’s study to drop something as insane as your best friend’s father is also my father into his life without warning.

His footsteps came faster behind me, and a second later, his hand closed gently around my arm. “Wait.”

I stopped, mostly because pulling away from him again felt cruel after everything I had already done. His grip loosened the moment I...