Everyone But Him

Her phone vanished into her bag like a magician’s sleight of hand. She turned to Silas like he was a life raft. “Hi, Mr. Langdon!”

Kaelen gave a brief nod, eyes narrowed.

Silas—ever the buffer—stepped in smoothly. “Heading home, Ms. Ren?”

“Oh, not yet!” Kira said, still catching her breath. “I’m stopping by the hospital to visit Lyra. We’ve been texting all afternoon, and she said Ms. Mabel is