a mother cornered, realization dawning that a stranger had used vast, terrifying resources just to find her apartment.
“I’m sorry,” Ethan said, his voice dropping to a low, calm cadence. He slowly held up the heavy paper bags from the pharmacy and the deli, making sure the bright labels of the formula cans were visible through the gap. “That was a corporate habit. I apologize. But I promise you, I’m just here because of the message. I used to live in an apartment just like this. My mother couldn’t afford
