Chapter 37

“Want a coffee?” Cade asks.

“Got anything stronger? I could use a drink,” Arkady admits. He doesn’t want to get drunk and miss out on being in his right mind around Cade, but he could use one stiff drink to steady his nerves. He’s willing to admit tonight has shaken him. Anything could have happened. He was alone with a man who wants him dead. If not for Prisha, he probably would be.

“ I have a bottle of whiskey. I’m no doctor, and it’s your choice, but are you sure you want to drink after hitting your head? “ Cade reaches out, brushing his fingers over the lump Arkady has from getting struck. His fingers have no trace of paint or charcoal on them for once. He must have cleaned them carefully for the show at the gallery.

“I don’t feel concussed, and I’ll only have one. I don’t plan on getting drunk tonight.”