Chapter 196

We turned. Cassian Langford stepped out of an interview room, black suit pressed, long coat slung over one arm. He looked at me as he spoke, but his eyes slid over to Yvaine, then paused on Cade, who stood close beside her. He frowned. Cade leaned against Yvaine, draping himself across her shoulder with a limp groan. "Yvie," he muttered, drawing out the vowel, "I'm hurting so bad." Cassian glared. I turned away, suppressing a smile. "What are you doing here?" I threw his question back at him. "Car accident," Cassian answered, distracted. His eyes never left Yvaine, who was busy checking Cade for injuries. Cade pointed at his cheek. "Here. Got hit trying to break up the fight." Yvaine touched his face carefully, her fingertips grazing the spot. "Right there?" "Yeah." He winced. "Pretty sure I took a punch. Might've been more than one." He glanced at Cassian. His voice dropped again. "I think I've got a headache now. What if it's a concussion?" "We're going to the hospital," Yvaine said