The Woman From HelixGrid
But the kind that made people move toward heat even when they smelled smoke.
"What do you want, Nora?"
"The truth."
"That's what journalists say when they mean access."
"Fine. I want access to the truth before Marcus buries it."
"And if the truth destroys me?"
She held his stare. "Then I write that too."
It should have angered him. Instead, he respected it. A lie would have been easier. A lie would have been warmer.
His phone buzzed.
Unknown number.
You are late.
Below it was an address in SoHo.
Nora saw his face. "What?"
"A gift."
"Do not go."
"That advice has become a theme."
"Because you keep considering stupid doors."
He smiled despite himself. "You sound worried."
"I am professionally invested."
"That's a terrible answer."
