Chapter 108 The Untrappable Cat

• Xavier sat in the cool, dim light of his office, the weight of solitude pressing against him like a physical force. It was suffocating, this silence—a month since Cathleen's voice had pierced through it, a month since their bodies had spoken the primal language they both understood so well.
• "Sir, there has been a package delivered for you at the reception." Caleb's voice sliced through his brooding, an unwelcome interruption.
• "Open it," Xavier commanded without looking up, his fingers curling before him.