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She stares at me and shakes her head. “No. I have plans for the night.”

I look at her for a beat before backing away. “Alright, Yue. I’ll let you retreat for now, but tomorrow, we’ll talk.” I put my hands up, keeping my eyes on her the entire time as I walk backward towards the other side of the room.

She runs to the stockroom and spends the rest of the night hiding there. When it’s time to leave work, the guys pull me away.

“Eos,” I call to her.

“What’s up?” she asks.

“Can you check on Yue for me please?”

She rolls her eyes. “What did you do?”

“Nothing.”

She shakes her head. “Fine. I’ll go check in on her.”

I take out my phone and shoot Yue a text.

Me: I’ll be awake until noon. Can I call you?

“Let’s go stoney!” calls Ashari.

“Marcis got gumbo tonight,” adds Adwin.

I lift my chin at them before gazing at Eos. “Please tell her to check her phone.”

She blows out a breath. “Alright stoney. I’ll tell her.”

I glance at my phone, waiting for a read receipt, but nothing happens. After putting it away, I walk toward the door, eye trained on the stockroom. She still hasn’t come out yet. Fuck. What do I do now?

Chapter 15 Yue

"I'm going to kill him."

I'm pacing the storage room at Midnight Embers like a caged animal, my boots clicking against the concrete floor when Eos walks in.

"Kill who?" she asks innocently, sitting on top of a crate while swinging her legs.

"Ekon!" I snap, spinning on my heel to glare at her. "That smug, infuriating, leather-wearing gargoyle who keeps—" I blow out a breath and then shake my head. "Who keeps—"

"Making you feel things?" Eos supplies helpfully.

"No! Yes! Maybe!" I throw my hands into the air. "I don't know anymore! He made me admit I wanted him, then he gave me some cryptic fortune-cookie bullshit about 'looking within.' What is he? A fucking magician? Now I can't stop thinking about it!"

Eos grins. "So you do want him."

"What do you mean by that?"

Eos sighs dramatically. "You know I'm a fucking God, right?" Untamed power crashes off her in waves, ripping through the room.

Items soar through the air, racing with a wind current.

"I'm aware," I reply.

Her powers stop as quickly as they appeared. "Then you know Nyx and I knew about the fake mate bullshit."

My mouth falls open. "Then why didn't you say something?"