The walk back to the clinic was awkward like we both were forced to go on a date or something. The only thing that made us walk through together was my palpable fear. Even though Adam had asked Elias to look around for anyone suspicious, I was afraid the man would have left as soon as he saw Adam with me. Adam was definitely the variable that saved me today.
As the sun hung below the horizon, the noise of the market became even livelier. The streets became more and more alive, with the customers and merchants bargaining over the goods.
Neither of us had spoken since we left the brothel. The tension hung in the air, palpable and suffocating. I hoped that we would stay like this for the remaining distance. And where was Lia? Why can't I find her?
I stole a glance at him, his jaw set, eye
