TARA

I couldn’t hide my apprehension when Aidan said he had something else to say.

What was it?

My mind ran in a million different directions, and my anxiety was reflected in my voice when I inquired. “What is it?”

Aidan didn’t respond immediately, sending my mind into more spiral rotations. Instead, he motioned around us, saying. “It’s dark. The papers about what I want to show you are also in the car, so should we get Nadia, and I drop you off when we finish?”

I looked around, shocked that I hadn’t even noticed how dark it had become. Aidan didn’t seem to be panicking too much about what...