They cast each other uneasy glances until Stolas finally nodded. “Alright, but only if you keep the door unlocked.”

“Sure.” With a shake of my head, I led the charge down the hallway, flanked by five massive demon guards. I would have laughed about the whole thing if my nerves weren’t frayed down to their nubbins. The kiss had unmoored me, as much as I hated to admit it.

And I needed more than a breath of fresh air and a bathroom break.

The card from the angels still burned a hole in my pocket. The last thing I wanted was for Az to find it, and I needed to get these angels off his back. He and his Legion were trying to do a good thing here, but the angels could never know the full truth of it. If they didn’t stop looking into things, they’d find out. And the news would reach Lucifer. The Legion would be forced back into Hell.

I couldn’t let that happen to them.

After I ducked into the bathroom, I leaned against the wall and loosed a long, laborous breath that shook my whole body. The stench of the city streets wafted in through the cracked window, but with it came a soothing, cooling breeze. I really needed to get a grip. So what if the most gorgeous asshole demon I’d ever seen had kissed me tonight? It hadn’t meant anything. We’d both only been pretending.

There was zero reason for me to feel so worked up by it all.

Shaking my head at myself, I pulled my cell from my purse and punched in a text to the angels.

This is Mia. I’ve done what you asked, and you’re wrong about them. You can stop looking into Infernal now. There’s nothing to find. The Legion isn’t up to anything bad at all.

There. I nodded to myself and headed into the bathroom stall. When I was done, I had a text message waiting for me.

That’s impossible. You must not have looked hard enough. We need you to keep spying.

I rolled my eyes.

Absolutely not. And I don’t want you to text me anymore. This whole thing is creepy. Please. Delete my number and never contact me again.

With that, I deleted the entire conversation, erased their number from my phone, and threw the business card into the trash. My heart hammered hard as I stared into the mirror. Had I just made a terrible mistake? Probably not. Az was definitely hiding something from me, but it wasn’t dead bodies. I was in way over my head with this entire thing, and I didn’t want a couple of pesky angels to complicate my life any more. Besides, I was now bait. I didn’t want to be a spy on top of that.

A heavy fist banged against the door. “You alright in there, Mia?”