“You just got amnesty from an archdemon. That’s unheard of for a nephilim. I thought you wanted to put down roots? Why don’t you go get a place in the suburbs? Work on your lawn?”

“No one wants to live there.”

I raked my hand through my hair in exasperation and then immediately rearranged it. God, I’d missed shape-shifting. If I was going to be damned, I might as well enjoy the perks.

“You can’t stay here. This place isn’t big enough.”

“I don’t mind the couch.”

I prepped myself for a rant, but then someone knocked at the door. Part of me hoped it would be Seth, even though that was pretty impossible. There was no immortal signature, which meant my visitor was a human. Yes, I’d definitely missed my abilities, even if they had strings attached. I opened the door and found Maddie.

“Hey,” she said cheerily.

“Hey,” I said, not sure I matched her enthusiasm. “Come in.”

She stepped through, then faltered when she saw Roman. “Oh, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to interrupt—”

Roman hopped up from the couch. “No, no. I’m just an old friend. Roman.” He extended his hand. She shifted some papers she was holding and shook his hand in return. Her smile returned.

“I’m Maddie. Nice to meet you.” She turned to me. “You got a sec? I was on my way to work and wanted to show you something.”

She handed the papers over to me. They were in-depth reports of the new condo over on Alki Beach. There were detailed price listings, as well as room-by-room photos of one unit in particular. It wasn’t finished yet. The floor was only a foundation, and the drywall wasn’t painted. Nonetheless, the pictures were clear and gave a good idea of the spacious layout. One picture showed a balcony that opened up to a breathtaking view of the water and the Seattle skyline beyond. It was nothing like what Seth and I had shared, but it was nice.

Roman, peering over my shoulder, let out a low whistle. “Nice.”

I elbowed him out of my personal space. “Where’d you get these?”

Maddie smiled. “You said you were busy, so I went over there myself and talked to the builder. This is the only one left, and they let me go through and take pictures.”

I jerked my head up. “You took all these?”

“I knew how stressed you were and wanted to help. Look, keep going, and you can see all the options you can still get. There are the floor choices: maple, bamboo, cherry . . .”

I took a deep breath to steady myself. Maddie hadn’t just printed out info for me. After all that searching and fine-tuning, she’d actually gone out of her way to assemble an entire dossier on this place, a place I’d just been acknowledging at random to make her feel better.