~What I Take Without Touching~

CALISTA (as Daphne)

I knew Eira had been in the records room before I confirmed it.

The guards outside my door had shifted their stance when I passed them that morning. They stood alert in a way that hadn’t been there the day before. Elrich didn’t order that kind of watch unless something had changed.

I adjusted my pace and kept my face neutral as I walked the corridor. I didn’t rush. I didn’t linger. The worst thing to do when suspicion sharpened was ...