~ CATHERINE ~

If this meeting isn’t turning out the way Edric hoped, he’s doing his best to hide it. Barely. His words stick in his throat and he keeps his eyes trained on me as I emerge from behind Cain and the throng of people around Ronan.

He finds his voice a few seconds later and his face breaks into a pretentious smile. “Well, look who we have here, Cain’s toy girl. Don’t tell me you’re on this criminal’s side.” He aims a flippant wave in Selene’s ...