Chapter 57

The air felt oddly still, and they just stared at each other in silence. Right then, the elevator doors were pried open. As the bright light spilled in, Henry instinctively squinted. Standing outside, the maintenance guys froze when they saw the two of them huddled together. Um... Were they... interrupting a couple in a steamy moment or something? But c'mon, this was a life-threatening situation. Henry helped Grace out first, then followed her out. She looked pale and still a little shaken. Her hands were freezing, and as she bit her lip and peeked at Henry, she saw he was looking at her, too. Their eyes met, and both of them paused for a beat. It felt like... something weird was in the air—hard to explain. After what they'd just been through together, it wasn't like you could just pretend nothing happened. Grace cleared her throat awkwardly and took a couple of steps toward him. "Sorry about earlier... I kinda panicked in the elevator. And, uh... thanks." She looked super uncomfortabl