Chapter 267
It was nearly impossible to find normal clothes, but Katelina tried. Neil followed like a nervous puppy, and they drew more attention than she liked. The cashiers rang up her purchases, and each time Katelina told them to charge it to Jorick's account.
After an hour of shopping she'd gotten everything on her list except underwear, and she didn't want to shop for that in front of the guard. She'd have to get rid of him.
She stopped near to a bench and Neil teetered to a stop. He was barely visible under the pile of purchases, including a set of luggage. "Maybe you should take some of that down to our apartment?"
He peeked around the edge of a bag. "I don't have a keycard for that."
She fished her card from her pocket and held it out to him. "Here, use mine."
He shifted the bulk and reached for it, then stopped. "Jorick said I should stay with you, no matter what."
She cursed her boyfriend silently. "It will be fine. You'll only be gone a few minutes. What could possibly happen?"