I didn’t expect Lucius to show up late at night with medicine for me. I was momentarily stunned and a little guilty.

But then, I thought about it—our thin connection wasn’t enough for Mr. Albrecht to go out of his way like this.

It must have something to do with the couple’s space we’d been talking about.

Looking at the code I’d been working on, an unexpected restlessness crept up on me.

I thanked him softly, deliberately avoiding mentioning it, ...