Meanwhile, Phenex had started laughing. “These guys have been fucking around with us for too long. You’d think they would have learned their lesson by now. Last month, they tried to send a spy into Infernal. Want to know where that asshole vamp ended up?” His voice morphed into a mobster’s thick accent. “He swims with the fishes.”

Chills swept through my body. I sucked in a sharp breath and stepped back. My eyes widened in horror as I stared at Phenex’s cackling smile, turned to Caim’s wince, and then finally landed on Az’s ice-flecked eyes churning with unadulterated anger. Suddenly, I remembered exactly who these guys were. I’d started to think of them as harmless oversized teddy bears, and I’d forgotten a very important fact. They were literal demons. From Hell. They might be trying to save souls, but that didn’t mean they were fluffy bunnies.

They were nice to me now. What happened when they found out I’d been a spy, too? Caim gave me a grim smile. He hadn’t said a word, but I had a feeling he hadn’t been the one to throw the other spy into the Hudson River. It would have been Az.

“I’m really tired,” I said in a small voice. “It’s been a long night. Can we go now?”

Az nodded and motioned for the others to gather in close. They murmured a few words amongst themselves. I didn’t even try to listen. It was too much. I just kept picturing a dead man’s body floating in the Hudson River with fish nibbling his rotting toes. I wrinkled my nose. Ew.

After we said goodbye to the Legion, Az and I returned to his apartment. I couldn’t stop the quick glances his way. Had he killed the spy? Would he do the same to me? I wanted to believe he’d never do anything to harm me. He’d said as much. But did it extend to this? If he believed I’d betrayed him, what then?

He frowned as he caught my one hundredth glance, just as he trailed over to his bar to pour a drink. “You seem on edge.”

“Gee, I wonder why.”

“Not because of that.” Glasses clinked as he tipped the gin toward the crystal goblet. “You keep looking at me.”

I nibbled on my bottom lip, tempted to tiptoe into my bedroom and lock the door behind me. But I took the offered gin and tonic instead. I doubted he’d let me sleep alone tonight. “The spy Phenex mentioned.”

“Ah.” He sighed as he took a sip of his drink. “That.”

“Yes, that.” I frowned. “What did you do to him?”