TEN
Our pleasant interlude seemed like it lasted days, but at long last we realized that it was still early evening, and we were hungry.
“We could go out for dinner,” I told Alden after we got dressed again. “Go to that pub you mentioned yesterday.”
“We could, but I’d feel bad about leaving Lisa at the mercy of Vandal.”
“Oh, I meant that we’d take her, too,” I lied, feeling immediately guilty that I hadn’t even thought about what Lisa was going to do for dinner. Here I’d been selfishly thinking of having Alden to myself, and he was being a considerate and thoughtful host.
He rubbed his face, his whiskers rasping in a way that sent a shiver down my arms. “We could do that if you like.”
“Sure.” I slapped a cheerful smile on my face. “Do you think we should invite Fenice and Vandal, too
