He folded his arms. “I was.”
Heart pounding, I stared at him. He almost looked smug. Not what I would have expected from him after our reunion in the streets. If he’d spent all day with her, did that mean he’d stayed the night? My gut twisted just thinking about it.
I couldn’t stand the idea of another woman in Az’s bed, let aloneEisheth.
Everyone turned to stare at me. Fisting my hands, I shifted on my feet.
“Well, this should be good,” Phenex muttered.
“As you all know, Eisheth worships Lucifer,” Az said smoothly, like he hadn’t just dropped the bomb he’d spent all day with his murderous ex-girlfriend. “He brought her into the club last night to trip us up, knowing that Eisheth’s met Mia.” He shot me a smile. “Smart idea, that wig. But I made sure to keep her occupied so she wouldn’t pay close attention to any of the dancers. Just in case. She’s more clever than she looks.”
“Alright,” I said slowly, my eyes pinned. That still didn’t explain why he’d felt the need to spend hours by her side.
“Turns out, Lucifer has been confiding in her about his plans.” Az leaned back on his heels. “I managed to coax a little information out of her, but it took time. Hence, why I was gone all day.”
“Coax?” My voice hitched, hands fisting.
“Calm down, love,” Bael said smoothly. “Our Az would never touch Eisheth with a ten-foot pole. He would have just beensuggestivewith her. He’s done it before, trying to get the details about Morax’s resting place out of her.”
“One day, it will work,” Stolas said with a nod. “That information is in her head. We just have to find it.”
I whipped my head toward Az. “You mean, you used your weird demon magic? I thought it didn’t work on supernaturals.”
“It doesn’t. Most of the time.” Az let out a heavy sigh. “That’s why it took so long. I had to shower her with drinks and compliments. And I had to call in another favor from the fae, just to get some magic in her head. She finally caved and told me everything.”
“So, you didn’t...” I cleared my throat.
“Use his dick to convince her?” Caim laughed.
I flushed and glanced away. “Yeah, fine. I admit it. That’s what I’m asking, okay? Now, can you all please stop staring at me like that?”
“I would never, Mia,” Az said in a steady voice.
Heart thumping, I nodded. Now that we’d gotten the embarrassing stuff out of the way, it was time to focus on something else. Please. For the love of god.
“So what did you find out?” Caim asked, jumping off his stool to tend to the broken whiteboard. He popped the cap off his dry erase marker and got ready to write.
“Two things,” Az said, pacing the floor. “First, Lucifer is protecting an asset uptown. A demon who knows the truth about Mia.”
“Wait, what?” I glanced at the Legion, all six of them. “But I thought you were the only demons in Manhattan.”
“We’re the only Princes,” Stolas corrected. “But there are plenty of regular demons running around. Unlike most fae and werewolves, they tend to be a little reclusive, particularly during the day.”
I gaped at Stolas. There were more of them. Were these ‘regular’ demons anything like these guys? Or were they worse? When I’d first met Az, I’d wondered if he had a tail or was hiding big glowing red horns. I’d been relieved when I found out neither of those things was true.
But maybe these other demons were exactly like that.
And one of them had answers about me.
“What’s the second thing?” Valac murmured from the back corner.
“She knows where Rafael and Michael are hiding out. I’ve got us an address.”
The room went so silent that I could have heard a pin drop, even without a demon’s enhanced hearing. Even Caim had nothing to say. Phenex managed to avoid punching another wall. After a long, tortuous moment, Valac was the one to speak.
He pushed up off his stool and strode into the light. “Neither of those two things saves us, Az. We’ve been found out. It’s all over now. We’re done.”
“You’re right,” Az replied, his voice growing hard. “Lucifer has finally confirmed the truth about us. Our fate is inevitable. But as of now, we are still standing on this earth, and we can not give up until the flames of Hell surround us.”
