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“Better. It’s better if we’re all united, don’t you think?”

West nodded. “What about Unknown? Any more weird texts?”

“Not since Dew died, no.”

“So either he was sending them or the poisoner is lying even lower than before.”

Their conversation from earlier had Nix frowning and West chided him for it.

“There’s nothing more we can do right now,” he reminded. “Just relax, Nixie. It’s only two days. We’ve made it this far already, we can make it another forty-eight hours.”

“That’s the problem,” Nix said. “We aren’t the only ones on a time limit.”

And he had a really bad feeling that he couldn’t seem to shake, no matter how confident the Demon seemed to be.

Chapter 20:

“Come straight home afterward,” Lake’s firm voice came through the earbud in Nix’s right ear. “No exceptions, Songbird.”

He rolled his eyes as he headed up the steps to the dorm building where Juri stayed whenever he didn’t feel like going back to his apartment. The fact the guy had asked to meet there was the only reason the overprotective Imperial currently talking Nix’s ear off had allowed him to go.

With only a day left until Demons Passing, everyone was busy preparing for the holiday, including the Club Essential and everyone at Foxglove Grove University. Classes were still in session today, and since he was already on campus and close by Juri’s, he’d been able to convince Lake to let him meet up with his friend.

“I’m about to head into practice,” Lake continued, “but I’m keeping my multi-slate on me. The stadium is only six minutes from Juri’s dorm. I can make it in three.”

“It’ll be fine,” Nix reassured him, stopping to close his wet umbrella when he made it to the entrance of the building. “We aren’t going anywhere. He asked me to stop by to talk about my cousin, that’s all.”

“Why?”

“I told you. There’s something going on between him and Briant.”

“You said youthinktheremightbe something,” he corrected. “Text Yejun when you’re done. He’ll come pick you up.”

“Who’s checking in on West?”

“Beck is getting him,” Lake said. “They should be on their way from the hospital now. He’ll be there waiting for us, so don’t spend too long with Ferd.”

“Got it. We’re just going to talk a bit and then I’ll head out.”

“Nix.”

“I’ll call Yejun, wait for him, and then head out. Jeez. I got it.”

“You’re the one who keeps mentioning the poisoner,” Lake reminded. “If it’s true he hasn’t given up yet, you’re the most likely target. He gets to you and he has something to use against us.”

Nix entered the lobby of the dorm and turned toward the far left corner. A black security camera with a blinking red light was tucked high up and he waved at it. “Which is why I agreed to allow West to spy on me, didn’t I?”

West had hacked into the school's system and was using his multi-slate to keep tabs on Nix as he moved about campus. He’d been doing it all day, insisting on it when Nix decided he wouldn’t skip any classes. The wound in his side was practically healed already, but he’d asked Beck to pick him up and helpcheck him out so he could pay closer attention to Nix on his device.

Nix thought about his conversation with Yejun as he headed up the stairs, feeling a little bad for the professor. If Beck really did have a crush on West, wasn’t it rubbing salt in the wound making him witness his love interest obsessively stalk his boyfriend on camera?

His multi-slate dinged and he turned his wrist to check the screen, seeing there was a new message from West.

Hellhound:Looking hot, babe. Keep it up.

Nightingale:That’s my line. Didn’t you promise me something once you were better?

Hellhound:Tonight. That ass of yours is mine. We can make the others watch again. This time, I’ll make you come all over Lake as payback for the mess the two of you made, how’s that sound?

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