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Logan’s ex is a demon. She has to be.
And how weird was it for her to be keeping her fingers crossed that Logan’s ex-girlfriend was a demon because the alternative—that he attempted to choke out a human ex—was seriously not cool.
On top of everything else, she’d slept like shit. Nightmares about Logan’s ex morphing into a hideous, leathery monster and killing her in dozens of different ways plagued her sleep. Her only consolation was that at least they’d been normal, anxiety-induced bad dreams, not the kind that nightmare demons forced into your head. The kind that caused night terrors and injuries. And sometimes death if one didn’t wake before they died in the dream.
Thoughts about her dreams and last night with Logan tumbled through her tired brain in a loop during the morning spent digging through DART’s historical archives and poring over the ancient texts in their library. The Aegis had a larger and more extensive trove of books, but DART had a few that were so rare or remarkable they were locked behind unbreakable glass. When Eva asked the library supervisor if she could see the tomes, he’d politely refused, telling her that very few, even at DART, had access to those books. The best Eva could do was get a picture through the glass to send back to her superiors.
Lunch in the cafeteria was uneventful except for how her heart leaped into her throat when a guy who looked like Logan walked past the coffee station.
Keeley, whose sharp warrior eyes never missed anything, leaned over to whisper, “You’re staring. Did you think that guy was Logan?”
Eva sipped her coffee, which was a thousand times better than the brew at Aegis’s HQ. “Of course, not.”
“Uh-huh.” Keeley went back to snarfing her fries. “So, did anything exciting happen last night?”
“What?” Eva nearly choked on her coffee. How did Keeley know? “Logan and I didn’t do anything.”
Keeley stopped slogging a fry through a puddle of ketchup and looked up at her. “Logan? You were with him last night?”
It was Eva’s turn to be confused. “No. I mean, he brought my tablet to the hotel. And then his psycho ex showed up. And get this…I think she’s ademon.” A guy walked by with a cinnamon bun that smelled amazing. As soon as he passed, she pressed her friend for more information. “What areyoutalking about?”
Keeley dropped her fry and snagged a napkin. “I’m gonna need to know more about the demon ex later.” She tapped on her tablet and handed it to Eva. A three-dimensional holoplatform featured a news snippet, a leaked story about The Aegis choosing a new spokesperson. According to the report, they’d made their decision.
“So, they didn’t call you last night?” Keeley asked.
“To tell me I got the job?” The bottom of Eva’s stomach dropped out as she scrolled and tapped in a hasty search for more information. “No.”
Keeley stabbed her salad with her fork. “Well, I talked to Stefani this morning. She wasn’t contacted either.”
Thank God. “Maybe it’s just a rumor, then.”
“Nah.” Keeley swallowed the bite of greens and pushed her plate away. “I’ll bet you hear from them today. You know the job’s yours, right? They won’t give it to Stefani.”
Eva wished she could be that confident. “I hope you’re right. I’d rather lose the job toanyonebut her.”
“The job is yours,” Keeley repeated, hauling her purse into her lap and pawing through it. “Trust me. Your parents are really important to The Aegis.” She pulled out a tube of lipstick. “They know where all the bodies are buried.”
“Seriously?” Eva stared at the other woman. “You think the only reason I’ll get the job is because my parents are The Aegis’s lawyers?”
“No,” Keeley said quickly. “Of course, not. You earned it, and Stefani is a twatweasel. But if you were both equally qualified, you’d have an edge over her.” Keeley dabbed lipstick onto her bottom lip. “I’m just trying to get you to stop stressing. Job’s yours.”
“I hope you’re right,” Eva said, gathering her bag. Everyone was supposed to meet in the auditorium after lunch if they didn’t get assignments before then, but she wanted to get in a quick walk beforehand. She had a lot of nervous energy to burn off and a lot on her mind that might shake loose with a little fresh air. “But I don’t like the idea that my parents could have anything to do with the decision at all. I worked too hard for anyone to think it’s less than deserved, and you know that’ll happen. Just listen to the rumors about Maja.”
Keeley smacked her lips together as she tucked her lipstick into her purse. “I heard she gave Elder Hammond a blowjob for his vote.”
Cringe. “See, that’s what I mean—”
“Fuck off, man.”
“You fuck off.”
“Wanna take this outside?”
Wrenching around in her seat, Eva turned around and groaned. At a table across the room, some DART guy was in Carlos’s face. Sig and Mason shoved to their feet and moved toward the trouble, and…oh, shit, this wouldn’t be good.
“That DART dude is a jerk,” Keeley muttered. “He’s been all over Carlos and Sig today.”
“Did Sig start it?”
