Perhaps one day you’ll find a way to visit me here.
Until then, I love you with all my heart, brother.
Take care of my son. He is half my heart.
Love,
Your Sister Safira
A choked sob leaves me. “She’s alive. She’s really alive.”
Levi rolls his eyes and snorts. “I fucking told you, but of course you didn’t listen. Why would you? Never trust a demon, am I right?”
Ignoring his rambling, I pull him intoa hug.
“Oh, ew. Why are you hugging me?”
“Thank you, Levi.”
I let him go and he gives me a skeptical glance. “Uh … you’re welcome.”
“Who would’ve thought you could weird out the demon,” Ava laughs and grabs my arm once more.
Carefully folding the letter, I pocket it and make a mental note to keep it somewhere safe. If Levi can get this letter, maybe there’s some way in the future I can see Safira again. For now, though, this is enough.
“We’re going to head out,” Luna says, hooking her thumb in the direction of the door. “This one just wanted to make sure you got that as soon as possible.” She nudges Levi’s elbow with her own.
I narrow my eyes on the point of contact. I don’t know enough about demon customs to understand what’s actually going on between the two.
“I’ll see you in the morning,” Ava says, leading them to the door. “I’ll need my coffee fix and one of those cronut things you were experimenting with.”
Luna laughs. “You liked that, huh?”
“Yes, this is my formal request for an entire batch tomorrow.”
Laughing, Luna pulls Ava into a hug. “I can make that happen.”
Levi looks back at me just as they’re about to cross the threshold, and I mouth, “Thank you.”
I’m still not sure how I feel about my demon nephew, but I’m starting to feel something other than hate, so I suppose that’s progress.
Ava locks up behind them and turns, wrapping her arms around me and resting her chin on my chest.
“How do you feel?”
I know she means about the letter. “Relieved.”
She stands on her tiptoes and presses a soft kiss to my mouth. I hold her close, inhaling her delectable scent.
“What are you thinking about?” she asks, letting me go.
“You,” I admit.
“About how perfect I am. Am I right?” she teases.
“That’s exactly it.” I lean my hip against the counter. “What else did Jade teach you?”
Twenty minutes later, she’s just finished showing me a recent spell she mastered that alters your appearance. Her features melt back into normal, and she giggles. “Cool, huh?”
