Nadia
I was too absorbed in my moment, with my headphones at maximum volume and my favorite book in my hands. The one I was reading for the fifth time.
Mysferum.
When I felt the vibration of something hitting my desk.
I lifted my eyes and found, right in front of me, Evelyn Cross, the current investigator on the Ripper case.
Or just Evelyn—also my best childhood friend.
"Finally, damn it!" I exclaimed, pulling off my headphones. "I spent the entire afternoon trying to get in touch with you. You better have a good reason for not answering my calls or replying to my messages."
She let out a resigned sigh, dropping herself into the chair in front of my desk.
"Being temporarily arrested as a suspect in Dr. Rayson’s murder is a good enough reason for you?"
I paused for a moment, proces
