“I fell in love over that pretty little rosebush. You put your hand on mine, and it was like a hundred-pound catfish hitting the end of my line.”

Cinn thought back. She’d touched the rose bloom, then she’d touched Wade’s hand. No. She drew in a horrified breath. Oh no, no, no. She tried to keep what she was feeling from her voice. “Well, if you really care for me, you’ll make me feel good by going and getting some sleep.”

Wade looked as though he didn’t know how to argue with her reasoning. “Okay, but don’t tell me he’s going to guard you.” He glared at Bain.

Uh-oh. She hoped her smile looked reassuring. “He’ll keep me and the plants safe. Don’t worry. Go get some sleep.” Please, please, please don’t give me a hard time.

Suddenly, the good-old-boy demon was gone. Wade’s eyes changed. Was that red creeping into them? “Let me give you a little lesson in demons, Miss Cinn. I’m a Eudemon. We’re a pretty laid-back lot. We don’t go around causing trouble as long as we’re having fun. Only time we give humans problems is when we’re bored. A bored demon is not a good thing for mankind.” He paused to let that sink in.

“Then there’re the Cacodemons. They’re the ones humans have to worry about. They go around looking for trouble to cause. They’re the ones humans have named evil and spawn of the devil.” He nodded toward Bain. “He’s one of those kind. You won’t be safe with him.”

Wade’s words made Cinn feel kind of creepy. She slid a sideways glance at Bain. He winked at her.

She sighed. “Look, Wade, I’m tired. I’m glad you told me about the two classes of demons, but right now I need sleep. No matter what you think Bain is, I don’t believe Sparkle or Ganymede would allow him to stay here if he were that evil.” She looked at Bain for confirmation. “You’re not evil, are you?”

“I’m very evil.” He grinned at her, as gorgeous a smile as a man could produce.

“Not the right answer,” she muttered through clenched teeth.

“But since I know Ganymede will kick my ass if I indulge myself, I suppose you’re safe for now.” His tone said not to count out any time in the future.

“Thank you.” I think.

Wade looked torn, but finally he moved away from the door. He offered Bain one more glare before finally walking toward the courtyard.

Cinn waited until Wade was out of sight before turning on Bain. “You weren’t much help.”

He shrugged. “You wanted the truth.”

“Do you think you can guard the greenhouse from outside?” Exhaustion was making her sway on her feet.