Chapter 36: Public Lies.

“What was that?” Nora muttered to herself as soon as she was back in the room. This time, she remembered to lock the door and double-checked it before heading to her bed.

Kicking off her heels, she sank into the mattress. The boxes of clothes were now on the floor beside her bed. She stretched out on the bed.

What a day it had been.

She hadn’t even begun to process everything. Sitting upright, she