Chapter 29

Lyra

"You can take off your shirt and get on the couch. There's no one in the house."

I unbutton the first two buttons of my shirt before stopping. There's something that doesn't settle right with me. "Won't anyone arrive soon?"

When she purses her lips, I know she's contemplating what to tell me. She returns from the kitchen to the living room, where I'm standing with my bag on the flo