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August appears torn as he tears his eyes off Ava. “I’ll go, but only if you promise me you’ll save her.”
I loathe making those sorts of promises, but needing him to collect my cyborg for me, I nod. “All right, I promise.”
I just hope that after I’m done saving Ava, her lack of emotion will help her put a stop to August’s developing obsession with her. Because I can’t have my superheroes falling in love and wanting to back out of the mission.
Casting one last longing look at Ava, August begrudgingly strides for the door. But he pauses before he exits the room. “The demon said something strange to me about killing Ava so he could win something going on between you and him.” He glances at me. “What did he mean by that?”
I fight the urge to swallow hard. “I have no idea.”
The truth is, I know exactly what the demon was referring to. The battle that’s been going on between him and I since the day he failed at collecting my curse. I’m not about to admit this aloud, though, or else August might start asking too many questions. And then my whole mission might end up under examination.
He eyes me over with a drop of skepticism before shoving the door open and walking out of the room.
I blow out a stressed breath then redirect my attention back to Ava. I make a mental note, though, to figure out what the demon is up to, since if it stops collecting curses then my future superheroes will never get created. And that means the team I planned to create will be no more. I need my entire team.
The world’s fate depends on it.
