Katie's POV

Chapter 70

Katie's POV

I turn my head slightly to look at him. He is standing a few feet away, but it’s already too close to comfort. The small hairs on the back of my neck are raised, making me feel like a cat getting ready to fight—a cat fighting a grizzly bear.

“I’ll check on it later, but since you are here. Would you like to explain why you let Katie out of her cell without my approval?” Cephus’s voice is casual, though this situation is anything but. My pulse picks up, waiting for this to unfold.

“Is that what she told you happened?” Eli raises his eyebrow, faking a shocked expression.

I knew it, I knew he would fucking turn this around on me, and Cephus is going to believe him. He’ll take his side, no matter what.

“If it’s not, please, enlighten me.”

“I went to check on her and brought her food. When she grabbed the tray, she surprised me by kicking me in the balls and running out the door.”

I’m fuming. I’m so fucking mad, I want to gouge his eyes out. I have to bite the inside