The guilty look in his eyes told me that he had very possibly thought about going to help Alexander, but now he had something better to do:
“Someone has to go for Nika. Where is she?”
“In the office, I think it’s right above where we are,” I answered, not very convinced.
“Good. I’ll take care of her. There’s another staircase at the back of the workshop. If I can get there without being seen, we’ll meet on the roof. You two get out of here. Now!”
Stealthily, Rex slipped through the door he had forbidden us to cross, and disappeared.
The silence was even heavier now that he was gone, and my fearful breathing and André’s sniffing could be heard without effort.
The boy started walking in the same direction as Rex, and this time I was the one who stopped him. I didn’t want him moving awa
