Page 44 of Their Promise

“Come on, let’s go home,” I said and turned around. He thought the conversation was over, but as soon as I was home, I was going to start my own demon researching. Something told me that the key to figuring out what was going on with the demons was only going to be learned by going through one of the portals.

Chapter

Twelve

My eyes burned as I continued my demon research. I’d been in front of my computer since I got home from the date, and over fifteen hours later, I was still immersed in it.

There was a lot of information out there, though I knew a lot of it was false or completely fabricated.

I needed to get a look at the book the guys had, but knew Kayden was going to be wary of providing me with it to read now that I had tried to go through the portal.

“Why are you suddenly so interested in demons?” Mason asked from my window.

My scream was short and quickly followed by a sigh. “Why do you all insist on using the window?”

“Going through the front door feels weird,” he admitted with a shrug and walked over to stand behind me, leaning over my shoulder to look at the computer screen. “That’s all completely wrong.”

“Yeah, this site was full of fabricated information,” I said and closed it. Spinning in my chair and standing up, I forced him to step back. “Why are you here? I’ve got a date with Trey tonight.”

He nodded. “He sent me to pick you up.”

“Pick me up?” I asked with a frown.

“He wants you to come to his house and since you’ve encountered demons a few times now, he thought it was better if you had an escort.”

“Okay, well, give me about ten minutes to get ready,” I said and indicated my pajamas. “I’m not dressed yet.”

Shrugging, he said, “You look good to me.”

When he sat in my chair, my brows rose. “Uh, no. You can’t stay here. Go chat with my mom or something.”

He spun in the chair, folding his legs up beneath him on the seat. “Why? Are you embarrassed by your underwear or something? I don’t care if they’re full of holes or have cute little bears on them.”

I threw my pillow at his head with a snarl. “I was ten! Bears were cute!”

He caught the pillow while smiling wide. “And so were your undies.”

“Get out, Mas!”

He stood, grabbed my waist, and stared down into my eyes. My heart hammered against my chest and it became hard to breathe. “Did you kiss the elf prince yesterday?”

“No,” I answered, “not that it’s any of your business.”

He smiled, released me, and walked out of my room, shutting the door behind him.

What had that been about? Was he just trying to gauge his date against others?

Knowing him, he’d come right back in if I took too long, so I quickly changed into a cute summer dress that I knew Trey would like, freshened up, and hurried downstairs with a bag that contained my calendar and my demon notes. Hopefully, Kayden hadn’t informed Trey or Mason about the demon portal incident and they would let me see the book or, at the very least, answer my demon questions.

Just as I reached the bottom step, I remembered the key Trey had given me and had to run back up to grab it.

Mason sat on the couch, glaring at my mom while she smiled at him.

“Everything okay?” I asked as I slipped my shoes on.

“Peachy,” Mom said. “Have fun on your date.”

Mason stood and stomped to the door, pulling it open for me.

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