Chapter 24: ApprehensionConal joined me after Epi departed, sinking onto the couch beside me. “Did he apologize?”
I smiled and glanced around the room. “The house is still in one piece.”
“I'll take that as a yes.” He leaned back, wrapping an arm across my shoulders and drawing me closer. “He's lucky he's still in one piece. When he told me what he'd said, I considered transforming and ripping his throat out.”
“I think he's emotionally stunted.”
“And vertically stunted. Let's face it, the old man's just stunted.”
I giggled and interlinked my fingers with Conal's. “Thanks for coming to my rescue.”
“I thought we were under attack when I heard the racket coming from the meeting hall. Remind me to never piss you off.” He leaned forward, pressing a kiss to my forehead. “You feeling okay?”
