Chapter 49 : Why This? Why Now?

Cat POV

“I… that… does it matter?” I asked, unable to say anything else. What did it matter how I felt, now?

“When Luke and I spoke in France, he talked about you more than anything else,” Alistair explained.

“We had some good times together, but it wasn’t meant to last,” I said, shaking my head.

“And why do you think that?” he asked back. “Luke and I are the closest members of the family. He tells me everything, and I know him very well.”

“He told me the two of you were very close as well,” I agreed with a nod.

Alistair sighed and sat at the head of the table like he was a CEO about to lead a very important conference. He lay his palms flat on the table.

“Then believe me when I tell you that he was happier talking about you than anything else. Happier than I’d ever seen him,” Alistair said, fixing me with a challenging look. It was like he was daring me to argue with him.

“It doesn’t matter, we aren’t meant to be together,” I said, shaking my head.