She looked at the actual demons with a scowl. “You guys need to give her some space. Remember how freaked out I was when I learned about all this? And you made it so much worse. Mist showing up with his freaky eyes, and Ash shifting right in front of me and smashing out my apartment window. And then we got back to your place, and Bel lost his temper and burst into flames! It’s amazing I didn’t die of fright.”
He did what?Lily didn’t even want to ask.
Meph was grinning again. “Those are good memories.”
“How is that a good memory?”
“It was funny!”
“It wasn’t funny! I was terrified!”
“That’s what made it funny!”
“Whatever.” She glared at Meph and then smiled brightly at Lily. “I’m Eva, by the way. And this is…” She turned around. “Ash?”
“Coming,” said a voice from the entranceway.
The apartment door was closed, and a moment later, yet another incredibly attractive man came into the kitchen. This one had a hard, angular face, and the most incredible length of straight black hair Lily had ever seen. It fell like a shimmering curtain of silk to his hips.
“This is Ash,” Eva said, reaching out and linking hands with him.
Lily gawked. They were a couple? Guess she didn’t need to be jealous after all. It seemed Eva had already found herself a demon boyfriend.A boyfriend, not a boy friend, she thought with a smile.
“Can you see him right now?” Eva asked.
“See him?” What kind of question was that?
“Like, does he look like a super boring nobody or a super gorgeous sex god to you?”
“Um…”
Meph snorted. “Now who’s making the human uncomfortable?”
“I’m just trying to determine if the curse is active!” Eva looked at Lily. “Ash was cursed to be invisible, but he’s mostly broken it now. I was curious to know if you could see him.”
“I can see him,” she confirmed, head spinning. “He doesn’t look like a super boring nobody.”
Ash himself remained silent and seemingly uninterested throughout the entire exchange.
“Oh, good. Mist, I’m so glad you’re back.” Eva smiled, but her eyes were sad. “I was really worried about you.”
The roles reversed as Mist inched behind Lily as if seeking protection.
Eva’s smile widened as she looked between them. “Oh my god, you two are adorable. I can’t even— I need a picture. Where’s my phone?” She patted her pockets, looking for it.
Before Lily could come up with a polite excuse, Mist scooped her up, angled their bodies away, and growled, “No.”
She smiled. So he had to work on his manners a little, but at times like these, she found she didn’t mind.
“Come on, it would be so cute!”
“No.”
“Fine.” Eva held up her hands. “No photos.”
Mist set Lily back down, and she patted his arm in thanks.
“As fascinating as this is,” Belial grunted, obviously not one for small talk, “I’m guessing you came here for an update on the brands, Mishetsu. We met with Dan, who—”
