Chapter 109

ALEK CAUGHT CAT BEFORE SHE could fall, and resisted the urge to give Laura a piece of his mind. It had been a hell of a day and the last thing he needed was to watch Cat being torn to strips by someone who should have been on her side.

Sabyn shoved past him into the room and slammed the door. Raised voices were heard and the others in the corridor decided to leave them to it.

'Cat?'

She glanced up; the dark circles under both her eyes looked almost purple.

'Alek.' She attempted a smile. 'How'd the day go? All sorted?'

He grimaced and shrugged. 'No. But we'll discuss it tomorrow. Come on, dinners at my place. We'll see our visitors tomorrow night.'

She nodded and walked with him. More than one person stared, and Alek suddenly realized she wore just her underclothes, barely decent. 'Cat! Where's your dress?'

Cat blinked and looked down at herself. 'Oh. I took it off, so it wouldn't get damaged.'

Again, he resisted making a comment, instead unclasping his cloak and swung it around