Chapter 489
He trooped toward them, hands in his pockets. When he stopped next to Micah, his heavy expression was gone, replaced by his usual grin. "Kately! I hear Fethillen tried to kill you."
She stashed the dagger in her cargo pocket and shrugged. "Yeah. It's kind of a blur."
"Rumor is you tried to save the Father of Shadows."
Micah chortled. "Seriously?"
"I didn't try to save him, just-" But she had. Sort of. "I don't know."
He patted her on the shoulder. "It takes a while to sort out the difference between someone else's emotions and yours sometimes. You'll learn." Micah gave him a quizzical look, but he didn't explain further. "So why wasn't I invited to Russia? Not like I had anything else to do. These guys aren't friendly, and Etsuko wouldn't let anyone near your human."
"My human?"
Micah rolled his eyes. "Xandria. Shit, Lunch. You forgot already?"
It wasn't that she'd forgotten she'd just- "I've been busy. Where, uh, where is she?"