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He gave her an odd look. “What’s the big deal?”
“The big deal is he’s my shadow, and he’s here day and night. Is there something wrong with him? Did he have to go to the doctor or something?”
“Don’t be dramatic, Lyla.”
Her eyes narrowed. “I’m not being dramatic. I just want to know where he is. Why won’t you tell me?”
“I’ll let him decide what to tell you when he gets back.”
“And when does he get back?”
He cocked his head to the side. Nora copied him, which almost made her laugh, but she was too preoccupied with Blade’s whereabouts.
“You don’t get like this when I leave you,” Gavin observed.
“Because you have to leave me. You need to run Pyre Casinos and kill people. Blade doesn’t. I’m his job, right?”
“You’re his main priority, but he has other tasks.”
“That come before me?”
“Of course not.”
“Then where is he?”
“Give it up, Lyla.”
She waved her hands. “That’s not fair. He’s on my ass all day, telling me to work out or when to sleep or eat. He’s like you, but nicer.”
He scowled. “What?”
“He’s my shadow. He should tell me he’s gonna leave me.”
“You don’t need to know,” he said and patted her butt before he grabbed a flaky croissant.
“Gavin!”
“Here.”
He held his phone out to her. She took it and stared at the screen, which had an image of an island on it.
“What’s this?”
“Bora Bora. I think you’ll like it.”
She flipped through the images of white sand beaches and crystal-clear waters and was convinced within two minutes that this is exactly where they needed to be. “It’s gorgeous. When are we going?”
“Couple of weeks. It’ll give me enough time to take care of things at work and make sure Angel’s good.”
She looked up quickly. “Why? Is something wrong?”
Gavin glanced at Nora, who was watching them intently. It was almost as if she could understand what they were saying.
“It’ll take time for the underworld to accept him, so I’m just biding my time and showing my support.”
“And how are you doing that?”
The monster looked back at her. “The way I’ve always done it.”
