41. Confessions

Caterina

I watch as Dimitri pales, then his eyes dart from Kai to me and back to Kai again.

“I don’t know what you’re talking about,” he says, pouring himself a third glass of alcohol and not looking at us. Kai looks like he’s at a loss for words to say, so I step forward.

“Dimitri, I saw what happened. The thief was on his knees begging for his life, but you stood over him and ripped out-”

“Bullshit! How… How could you possibly….” Dimitri turns around with wide eyes and throws his glass to the ground.

“No one was there, it was… it was an accident! I didn’t mean to kill him!”

“I know,” I say, walking towards him and placing my hands on his shoulders. “I also saw how heartbroken you were when you realised what you had done.” Dimitri peers at me with a look of confusion on his face.

“How do you know all this?” He asks, and I give him a small smile.

“It’s going to sound weird, but I saw it when I touched y