Chapters tagged public risk

by Levantin

Chapter 48

The apartment door swung open, and Loona stepped inside with swift strides. “Nadja! So great you’re already here,” she called out in high spirits, slipping off her jacket and walking toward us with an open, genuine smile. Passing by, she draped an arm warmly around my shoulders....

by Levantin

Chapter 159

Tuesday began with the shrill blare of my alarm and the pitiless reminder of my reality. On my knees before the bathroom mirror right on time, smartphone trembling in both hands, I took the verification photograph for \*Kidslox\*. The lens captured the smooth, shaved skin, the un...

by Levantin

Chapter 186

Monday morning in Lecture Hall 3 at the Charité smelled as it always did: damp autumn air, cold linoleum, and the first cheap coffee from the vending machine in the foyer. At ten to eight, I was sitting in the second row. Lowering myself onto the old, hard wooden folding chair h...