It seemed to take forever before the elevator doors opened and Christoph stepped out with Norland beside him, his hand on Norland’s shoulder. The man appeared to be in a trance or sleepwalking.
At a gesture from Christoph, Norland opened the door to the entryway and then the outer door. Wyn followed the others as they returned to the car. Norland got into the back seat without questioning why, Christoph sat beside him, while Sophia and Wyn got into the front seats with her driving. She nodded—Wyn had the feeling Christoph had mentally sent her a message—then they took off. It didn’t take long for Wyn to realize he wasn’t being taken back to Christoph’s as they were heading out of the city. Twenty minutes later Sophia turned into a long driveway, coming to a stop in front of an ultra-moder
