“I don’t know,” I said honestly. “Grace beat him up.” I’d worried he was dead, but apparently not. Glancing over to where he’d been lying, I saw what looked like tracks in the sand where he’d been dragged off. I decided to keep that to myself.

“Wonderful,” said Jerome. Turning back toward us, he scrutinized me. “You will keep this deal to yourself, Georgie. And we’ll discuss your reward another day.”

He disappeared and with him, the Grace statue. I didn’t envy her.

Roman, Carter, and I started walking back toward the parking lot. I couldn’t speak for them, but my mind was reeling with everything that had happened.

“Did you see what happened to Dante?” I asked Roman.

“Afraid I was kind of busy. What happened to Mortensen after he called Mei?”

“I told him to leave, and I think . . .” I hesitated, not entirely sure how I knew this, unless it was just my understanding of Seth’s nature. “I think Seth may have carried him off in the confusion. Oh man, he actually listened to me.”

The parking lot was empty. My car was gone.

“They took my car,” I explained. I honestly hadn’t thought Seth would, despite my pleas for him to leave.

“Wow,” said Roman, clearly delighted. “Your ex-boyfriend helped save your current boyfriend and then stole your car. Or—well, wait—is Mortensen your boyfriend now? Did he technically save your ex?”

“Oh, shut up. It doesn’t matter. We don’t have a way to get back.”

“Did you tell him to take the car?” asked Carter.

“Yeah. I told him to get far away. I wanted him safe, and I guess he listened.”

“Depends on how you define it,” said Roman. “Him coming back for the other guy put him in the demon line of fire. Why would he do that for someone he didn’t like?”

I stared at the empty parking spot. “Because he’s Seth.”

Carter seemed as nonchalant about all this as Dante. “Well, it’s a good thing I’m here, huh?” He rested his hands on our shoulders, and I braced myself for immortal teleportation. “Ready for a ride home?”

“It beats walking,” I said.

Carter paused and gave Roman a curious glance. “What are you going to do for a home?”

Roman was thoughtful for a moment. “Well, I hear Georgina’s moving to a bigger place.” He glanced over at me with one of his beautiful grins. “Need a roommate?”

Chapter 26

Chapter 26

Unfortunately, Roman wasn’t entirely joking.

“What are you doing?” I exclaimed when we got back to my apartment. He’d flounced on my couch and promptly grabbed a remote. There was no sign of my car on the street, but if Seth had driven it back, Carter-transportation would have arrived much more quickly.

“I have nowhere to go,” he said mildly. Aubrey strolled out from the bedroom and jumped up next to him.