Kat POV
I had left the alley feeling numb. Hale had been nice and considerate, then he twisted the whole situation around to make me feel like shit. I kept walking along the streets, trying to think of what I should do now, why everyone was acting weird and how I can get back to how everything was before. I let my feet guide me until I found myself outside someone's apartment. I knocked. It opened almost immediately
'Hey Kat!'
'Hey Nicholas' I beamed
'What brings you here?' He asked
'I needed to see a friendly face' I answered honestly
'Well come in' He opened the door wider and let me in. 'You've caused a lot of drama you know' He smirked at me
'You were dragged into all of this?' I groaned
'Yep' He answered, I slumped down in the chair
'I'm sorry'
'Don't worry' He waved it away as if was nothing
'I mean it. I came here because I needed someone to talk to, and then I left when Hale arrived'
'Yeah, what happened?' He asked. I bit my lip
'I got scared. I didn't know what to do'
'What did you want to talk about?'
'Hale cheated on me. He's been doing business with drug lords and other extremely dangerous people...and now that I'm back...everyone's treating me like I've done wrong'
'I'm sorry' Nicholas said
'It's not your fault'
'It kind of is…' I looked up at him wanting an explanation 'Hale was helping with an Interpol investigation; they needed someone who could get in and out of the building without many people suspecting anything. Hale managed to get more than enough information than we expected'
'And was sleeping with one of them part of it?' There was venom in my voice
'He was only meant to seduce her' Nicholas answered as a defense
'Yet why am I being blamed?' I thought aloud
'You left' Nick shrugged his shoulders. 'You left after you promised everyone you would stay' I opened my mouth to argue, but realised that he was right...I did leave. 'Did you have fun with the magicians? Did you learn some things?'
'Interpol are after them...aren't they?'
'Yep'
'Let's just say, I met some very interesting characters'
'Come on Kat! You've got to tell me more' he flashed me the puppy dog eyes
'I cant' I looked down at my hands 'they'd kill me if I told anyone' Nick gave a weak laugh, I looked up at him. 'I'm serious...there's a reason no one mentions my mother' Nick's expression changed
'Why are you with them then?'
'Experience. I've learnt a lot; who to trust, how to steal better, how to kill' I mumbled the last bit
'You haven't...have you?' Nick's voice was barely a whisper
'On or off record?' I teased
'Kat…' His tone sliced through me
'I haven't...yet.'
'Yet?'
'There may be more than one reason why I'm back Nicholas'
'Oh?' He raised his eyebrows
'I can't say or-'
'I'm dead. I get it'
'Thanks for understanding' I have a weak smile. Nick stared at me for a few moments before having me an appreciative nod.
'Are you coming tonight?' He asked
'To the gallery exhibition?'
'Yeah'
'I was planning to make an appearance' I couldn't help but smile
'You aren't going to steal anything. You're going through the front door'
'Why'd you have to take all the fun out of it' I groaned
'I'm serious'
'So am I! Most of my family are going to be there, I'm seeing them when I can't avoid talking to them'
'This will be interesting' Nick chuckled
'Easy for you to say' I ran my fingers through my hair
'Look on the bright side, there'll be cake and champagne'
'And art worth thousands!' I squealed 'I'm kidding' I said quickly after Nicholas glared at me.
'So I'll see you tonight?'
'Yep' I stood up and headed for the door. I turned back 'Thanks for clarifying some things'
'Anytime' Nick smiled, but it disappeared again 'You know about-'
'The wedding? Yeah' My tone was flat.
'She's a really nice girl' I had to give a laugh
'She's a con artist' and with that, I left Nick looking at me in shock. I shut the door and made my way out of his apartment building, hailed a cab like a true New Yorker, and took it to my apartment that I was sharing with Jamie whist we were here for a month or so. I walked into an empty apartment; I wonder where Jamie is… oh well. I dived into my suitcase and found my laptop, I moved over to the sofa, sat down and began to search for Sophia Abbewell. This bitch is going down.
