Cat appeared pensive as she went to the refrigerator and poured both of them tall glasses of water. After handing one to Loc, she said, “Rafe seemed suspicious.” Yes, he had, although Loc knew that what looked like suspicion was often an attempt to seek the truth of a situation. He also understood that the prima’s husband tended to be protective of his youngest sister, and so was not pleased that she’d allowed a demon lord in as her house guest, even if nothing else had been going on between them. But something was going on. Or rather, Loc wished for there to be something, although his last conversation with Cat had reached no real resolution. Perhaps she didn’t want there to be a resolution, or at least she wanted to avoid the issue when neither of them had any idea of what was going to

