Not only was Nadija tall, but she had Animator magic. That could explain how she'd flown; she'd animated the costume wings. They didn't need to be large enough to follow the laws of physics because this was magic. It also explained how she'd destroyed my office. She'd simply animated the objects and flung them around.

Best of all? Nadija had completed her job on the project five days ago and left the site.

My gut tightened with the excitement of closing in on my quarry. I ...