Riley ignores the part of himself that keeps whispering that he should return to Asher's office and thank him for helping him deal with Adam and the employee who made Adam's crime possible.
The thought brushes against his mind like a persistent tap, but he shuts it out. Gratitude would mean lingering, and he needs distance more than courtesy. The last thing he wants is more complications with more people.
He slides into the driver's seat and starts the car. The engine hums to life, low and steady, a sound that feels louder than it should in the silence of his thoughts.
As he pulls out of the parking lot.
As he drives, his mind drifts despite his effort to stay focused on the road. It keeps circling back to Henry, to the place where he left him, to the reason he is driving back and forth now.
