Epilogue
EPILOGUE
KAT
“ M s Kathryn, welcome onboard,” Claudia says.
“Thank you, Claudia. It’s good to see you again.”
I make my way into the family jet and place my laptop on the table. I’m glad for once, we have a bedroom, and I can hopefully finish up what I need to do, and then get some sleep. It’s going to be a crazy week if I hope to get all the issues sorted in time.
“I’ll leave you to it,” she says. “Captain says we’ll be ready for take-off in about fifteen minutes. Can I get you anything?”
I drag my water bottle out of my bag and shake it.
“I’m good.”
I need to keep my wits about me. I have too much to do, however tempting several gin and tonics sound right about now.
I take my seat and strap in as the engines begin to whirl. It’s a good thing I don’t mind flying. This job certainly has me racking up air miles.
I lean back and close my eyes as we take to the sky. The change in pressure makes my ears pop, and my stomach sink.
As the plane rights itself, the door at the back of the cabin opens and I sit up sharply, my heart rate increasing.
I turn my head sharply.
“What the hell are you doing here?” I say, my voice sharp.
“You’ve refused to take my calls.”
He folds his arms over his chest before dropping into the seat opposite me. “Now I have your undivided attention.”
“You know it’s illegal to stow away.”
“I’m on the manifesto,” he says. “If only you’d checked.”
My hackles rise at his smug tone.
“You always did think you were clever,” I hiss, staring at the man in front of me, my body tingling as the ache in my chest intensifies.
“There was a time when you liked that,” he says.
“That was a lifetime ago and before I knew better.”
I cringe inwardly. Everything I thought was true has turned out to be a lie.
“You’ve wasted your time. I’ve nothing to say to you,” I add.
If it wasn’t time-critical for me to be at my destination, I’d have the pilot turn us around. Land at the nearest airport and order him off, but I can’t. Somehow, I have a sneaky suspicion he knows that.
“It’s a good thing I have plenty to say to you.”