21
Although my lips remained sealed as I stared at Catherine, thoughts collided through the riot within my mind.
The loudest one of them all came in the form of: How the hell had being out of my cage led to questions of Lauren?
“Want to enlighten me?” I finally asked.
“On what, Ethan?” Her expression hardened to an iced fury, and for a moment I saw what kept her ranks in line. “The question was simple. Answer it. What do you know about the girl?”
“Nothing.” My shoulder lifted.
“You left your cage, yes?”
I rolled my eyes. “You know I did.”
Her eyebrow ticked up as she thrust her face a little closer. “How?”
“Is that a trick question?” I lifted my palms. “I opened the b****y door and stepped out.”
“Yes, Ethan, but how did you open a door that was locked?”
“It wasn’t locked. It was
