Chapter 33
Back at the penthouse, with Chris furious at Sam, the atmosphere was not exactly conductive for teamwork. Rhonda and Connor quickly fled, saying they needed to put in an insurance claim for his car, now they had an official police report. I let them go without protest, wishing I could afford the luxury of a time out. Instead, I gave Sam and Chris somewhere else to focus their anger.
‘Almorthanos showed up at Andrew’s funeral.’
Chris grabbed my shoulders. ‘Are you okay? Why didn’t you say something?’
I pulled free and put my hands up in a placating gesture. ‘Things have been crazy since then. And I’m fine, although it could have been a total disaster.’ I filled them in on most of what had happened. Almorthanos’s assertion I was going to bear him daughters who looked like Mali
