I burst out laughing.Now he’s making up words?I had to hand it to him, he was really committing to this lie.
“It’s really not funny,” he said. “You try going 300 years without having sex.”
“Well, let me be the first to tell you that you’ve aged magnificently. You don’t look a day over 30.”
“I appreciate that. Now, do you have any more questions about my true form, or shall we get back to these graphics? I may not be able to die, but my businesses sure as hell can.”
I almost pushed him to tell me more. I was sure that if I asked enough questions his silly story would fall apart. Just like it had when I’d figured out he was part of the Society. But questioning him further would most likely ruin whatever weird understanding we’d come to. Besides, all of it was moot. Because we’d grinded pretty hard at Odegaard. And I’d felt no burning sensation on my crotch. He was just a dirty liar. Just like he’d lied about the FBI being after him.
It was pretty clear he didn’t want to discuss his actual secret. But I was 97.5% positive that he was a demon. Why did I always have to fall for the bad boys?
Stalker Problems - Chapter 35 - My Second Wish
Tuesday – May 9, 2023
“I can’t believe we didn’t think of that sooner!” said Chastity. “Of coursehe’s a genie. That’s why the Society’s logo is a genie lamp. And the whole three wish thing.”
I laughed. “He’s not a genie, Chastity. And whether he is or not has nothing to do with the Society anyway. It’s not like he owns the whole operation. He’s just a member. He was definitely just messing with me. But on the bright side, he liked all of our graphics.” I opened my laptop to get back to work. That lasted for about three minutes.
Chastity spun my chair around to face her, not caring at all that I was in the middle of typing. “I’ve got it.”
“Got what?”
“Your first genie wish. He said you could have three, right?’
“Society wishes?” I asked. “Or personal genie wishes from Tanner?”
“From Tanner. Did you ever finalize your wish for the magic carpet ride?”
I kind of wanted to get back to work, but my curiosity got the best of me. “Nope. And yes, he said I have three wishes.”
“And are there any rules? Like about not killing people? Or not being able to make people fall in love?”
“We didn’t get that far.” And then something clicked.Rules. Wishes.“Holy shit, Chastity! You’re a genius!”
“I am? But I didn’t even tell you my idea yet.”
I got up and ran to Tanner’s office. Evie had long since stopped trying to prevent me from going into his office whenever I pleased. Tanner looked up as I stormed in.
“Are you stalking me?” he asked.
I was beaming. He was back to messing with me. “Yup.” I closed the door and sat down. “I know what I want for my next wish.”
“Your next wish? I never granted the magic carpet ride, so technically you still have three.”
“Not your fake genie wishes. I mean my Society wishes. I’ve only used one. How do I use another?”
Tanner lowered his eyebrows. “On the app.”
I pulled out my phone and opened the app. “Where do I click?”
“The genie lamp logo, of course.”
“Ah. They really should make that more clear.” I clicked the logo and a new screen popped up:
You have three wishes. What is your second wish?
I typed in my wish and hit submit.
