Chapter 27

Freya and I finished up the day's work, but I couldn't concentrate on anything. My mind kept wandering to Gen lying in that hospital bed, to the similarities between her story and mine, to the way Ryker had dropped everything to be there for her.

When we finally closed up, Freya offered to drive me home as planned.

"Actually," I said, making a sudden decision, "could you drop me at the marke