Chapter 104

With the same amused smile as Luke, I sat sideways in the chair closest to the lit fireplace, with the back as an armrest. I felt comfortable among them, as if I had known them all my life.

“Thank goodness Luke found you,” I commented. “So, did you click from the beginning?”

“Hell no! Nothing of that,” Luke laughed, put the bottle on the counter and leaned on it, with his arms crossed. “First, imagine my surprise when I discovered her.” He couldn’t just take her to the police station. Roaming felines are not very sociable; if she hadn’t been so hungry, I imagine this kitten would have fought like a beast. Anyway, I had to force her to come to my house when I managed to capture her. And since she didn’t want to come willingly, I arrested her and took her away. I fed her, gave her a place to sleep for a few days…”

“A job,” Kaylee replied, with a smile.

“Working with you was easy; you could be useful to me.”

“No more than you were useful to me; you could d