Page 278 of Night's Fall

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“Are you okay?”Iasked under my breath.

“Look at him.”

I turned my attention to the males across the room, the ones she was glaring at.Theyappeared to be in relaxed conversation, exceptTanyn, whoIsensed was always on the alert.Somuch so, it was a wonder his eyes weren’t red.

I turned back toCat. “Whatabout them?”

“Lording overDadand me, like he’s better than us.”

I felt my brows knit and surreptitiously glanced again at the males.

“Who?”Iasked.

“PrinceTanyn,” she hissed, then took a sip of her drink, but she went right back to crossing her arms when she was done.

I took a sip of my own beforeInoted, “Heseems fine to me.”

“You don’t know demon nature.”

“I went to school with demons.I’veworked with demons.AndIwas adopted into a family of demons whenIwas eight,”Ipointed out.

“Huh,” she puffed out.

“Is there something you’re not telling me?”

Her eyes slid to me, then away, and they did this too fast.

“Catla,”Iwarned.

She puffed another breath out, this time without sound.

Then she uncrossed her arms, turned to me and asked, “Youremember that time we went skiing inGlacialBay?”

DidIremember?

I’d never forget.

We were fifteen.Itwas between-terms at school.GlacialBaywas (and still is)thepremier ski resort in all of theFourRealms.Itwas situated at the northernmost point ofSky’sEdge.

They’d asked me to join them, andI’dwanted desperately to go.

My mother had flatly refused, and it had devastated the teenaged me.

Now, though,Iremembered my father had agreed.

I also remembered my father had agreed to everythingI’dasked, including giving me the marks to buy the insanely expensive materialI’dwanted for thatSummerSolsticegownI’dmade, the oneMomhad eventually destroyed.

But even back then,Ihad the thought thatMomhad shredded itbecauseDadhad given me those marks to buy that material.

I couldn’t process this now.

Something was up withCat.Ihad to focus on that.

“I remember,”Itold her.

“Well,Arnaudwas holidaying there too.”

Oh boy.

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