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Evan sighs wearily.
“Never think of yourself as beingoffthe clock, precious,” Kurtis cuts in.
I curse and press my lips flat. “Awesome.”
“Consider yourself on call at all times, even if you are sleeping,” Evan adds. “You might be needed at any hour of the day or night.”
“No downtime?” I’m whining, but hell, shouldn’t I be whining?
“We have downtime, but it’s never for long.” Dante looks at me with a wistful gaze. “Just make every moment count.”
“Okay,” I reply nervously, since his warning sounds loaded. There’s too much in his ominous tone to absorb right now.
“Do we get any special powers, like how Karma stopped time?”
“Technically, she slowed time almost to a stop, and yes, you will have a limited version of that and more when you are on a job.”
“But you said I’malwayson the job,” I counter.
Kurtis, the all-American, chuckles. “Nice try, but no, only when you are with a target.”
“Is that what you call the people you are serving instant karma to?”
“Target or mark,” Kurtis answers. “Sometimes we spice it up by calling them an asshole.”
“But I thought that wasyourname,” I tease him.
“Only on Saturdays.”
“And every other Thursday,” Dante adds.
“Leap years.” Evan smiles.
They haven’t harassed me in a whole five minutes, and they are teasing Kurtis now. Life will be easier if I’m not the constant target of their taunts.
I feel my shoulders relax.
“Oh no, she thinks we are letting her off easy. We need to up our game,” Dante says in a calculating tone.
“Can we get through the rules and what my job entails, or maybe even a coffee before you hassle me again?”
“Sure,” he concedes. “I could use a coffee.”
The pot is already filled with hot java, as if it were waiting for us, and maybe it is. What do I know about a goddess’s house?
Evan shows me where the mugs and sugar are located, and then I open the fridge to see a wide variety of creamer options. I grab the caramel flavor and pour some into my cup.
Kurtis, the leading jackass, shakes his head disappointedly.
“What now?” I ask.
“Trent won’t be happy with you.”
I narrow my eyes. “And you waited to tell me thatafterI poured?”
“It wouldn’t be funny if I told you before you used it. Come on, you should know the game now.” Kurtis shrugs with a lopsided grin.
“I thought you said I could eat anything in the kitchen.”
