Chapter 36
We left Sam’s office and I resisted the urge to peek over my shoulder at him as we walked away. I drove to the flat, changed, and packed an overnight bag. Chris followed me in my Corolla while I took Rhonda’s car back to her and I was glad for his company when faced with her silent condemnation. Then we drove to the penthouse, where we would stay until it was time to meet Killian.
I put my things away in one of the spare bedrooms, politely declining Chris’s invitation to share his room. Staying with him might prove to be a bad idea, but I didn’t want to stay on my own at the flat and Rhonda had made it clear I wasn’t welcome with her and Dad. So I really had nowhere else to go.
With one problem solved, I took out my mobile phone to take care of another. After a quick conversa
