“You can read it when I’m finished,” he said. But a second later, he glanced up and seemed to take in her unbrushed hair, the bags under her eyes, and her stretched collar. “Go to bed, Katherine. You’re tired.” “I’m fine. It’s just stress.” “Why are you stressed?” “Because of you.” Cress’s turquoise eyes turned doubtful. “Your feelings about me leaving are your own fault. I never successfully enchanted you.” Kate snorted a laugh. “Right, it’s always my fault.” Cress grinned. “Now you seem to be getting it, Human.”

