Chapter 24

Yvaine suddenly found the floor fascinating. Her heels. A smudge on the carpet. Anything but my face. "Yvaine," I said, sharper this time. "You know all the gossip in town. Spill." She winced. "I didn't want to tell you. Thought it might... I don't know. Upset you." "Trust me," I said. "The only thing that could upset me right now is running out of alcohol." Yvaine gave a guilty little shrug. "Fine. Yeah. They're working together. Catherine's his secretary now." For a second, I thought I hadn't heard her right. "Secretary? Like... scheduling and stuff?" "Yeah." I barked out a laugh, way too loud for a party this fancy. A few people glanced over. I didn't care. Back when Rhys and I were a thing, I needed to book an appointment just to swing by his office with a sandwich. Now Catherine, whose only organizational skill was getting thrown out of a club in under ten minutes, got an all-access pass? "Of course she is," I said, grabbing another drink off the tray of a passing waiter. "Of bloo