All I need to know

Marco.

I pushed open the creaky door and stepped into the old library, where I had asked Hera to meet me. The bell above the entrance rang out and the few people there peeked up from their browsing.

I mustered a smile, as everyone looked in my direction. The last thing I needed right now was attention, but still, I played it cool.

I scanned the room, taking in the unfamiliar sighs and smells. Shelves upon shelves of books stretched towards the ceiling, their work covers and yellowed pages filling the air with a dusty scent.

I had chosen this this place to meet Hera because it was discreet. I found it yesterday when I happened to walk by and met an old lady who needed help with her bags.

It was the first time in a long while someone smiled at me with kind eyes and the memory of that small act lingered, making me feel more at ease here than I had on the busy streets outside.

Out there, I couldn’t walk without looking over my shoulders, worried that Eggust’s men would