“Not really. Aside from Zagan showing up, about the only interesting thing was watching this town on the news.”
“About the sky?”
Juliana glanced around the empty hallway. “I know it isn’t some agricultural thing,” she said in a low voice. “What is it?”
Eva shrugged. Juliana had been there when Zagan had explained about the situation with Hell. Of course, her mother had a hole in her chest at the time, but Eva was fairly certain that she had heard enough to get the gist of it. As such, she didn’t feel a need to explain all that.
“Don’t know for sure. The idea that Wayne, Zoe, Devon, and Ylva came up with is that it is some form of attack on Void. It and the enigmas–” Eva cut herself off as a thought occurred to her. “The creatures that your dad came to inspect are the enigmas. I can’t remember if they had their name when you were here last. The idea is that they’re designed to weaken the barriers between the mortal realm and Void. Whether the sky is the cause or a side effect is still up for debate.”
“Sounds complicated.”
“I try not to worry about it.”
“That seems…. irresponsible.”
“It’s sort of like knowing that a meteor is careening towards the Earth. What am I really supposed to do about it? Devon and Zagan don’t seem particularly worried. Devon is a coward as well. If he isn’t running around like a chicken without a head, I don’t know why I would.
“I prefer to focus my energies on things that I can actually affect. Sawyer, for instance. These demon hunters for another.”
Juliana made a small humming noise. Not really one of agreement or derision, just of acknowledgment.
Inside the main office area, Eva paused with a frown on her face.
Catherine’s desk was empty.
She could sense her
With no one around to wave her into the dean’s office, Eva pushed open the door without hesitation.
“–can’t allow them to–”
Martina’s voice cut off as soon as the door opened. She turned away from Governor Anderson to
For his part, Anderson merely turned to regard Eva with a raised eyebrow.
Zagan was leaning against the wall just to the side of the door. His golden eyes were already staring at Eva as she entered, obviously expecting her. He hadn’t needed to turn his head.
One of his hands was fiddling with the cufflinks on his other wrist. His hands dropped to his sides as he spotted who was behind Eva. His lips split to reveal teeth that a dentist would be hard pressed to find a flaw in.
But Eva paid him no mind. Zagan was a known demon. A devil and a scary one at that, but one that Eva could at least somewhat predict.
Her eyes were drawn over Martina’s shoulder.
The other demon that she had felt was standing there, staring at her.
Eva immediately realized her mistake.
She had seen this demon before.
“Prax?” Juliana said from behind Eva. “What are you doing here?”
The cambion huffed, crossing his beefy arms in front of his bare chest while glancing off to the side.
“What indeed,” Eva murmured with an aside glance towards Zagan.
The devil shrugged his shoulders. “I heard he got loose from his fleshy prison and wanted into the mortal realm. For a time, I considered torture and execution. Now I’ve decided to have him serve out his insult to me by taking over so many of my duties. Marvelous idea, yeah?”
“I only saw him just a few hours ago. He asked to get out of Hell then.”
Just how quickly had Prax been summoned up by Martina? She could understand if Zoe had let slip that Prax was out, but wanting to get out of Hell was another matter entirely. Eva could understand him being able to hear conversations while he wasn’t immediately present. Zoe could do the same through enhancing her hearing beyond human limits.
Even her enhancements didn’t reach Hell.
“Have you been spying on me?” Eva asked.
“Of course I have.”
Eva blinked, not expecting the blunt response.
“I told you before, I have a vested interest in you. A few simple enchantments on your person and…” he trailed off with another shrug and a nod towards Prax.
For just a moment, Eva had half a mind to protest. To demand the removal of whatever enchantments he had applied to her.
Those protests died off when she caught sight of his eyes.
He wasn’t glaring or anything, but Eva couldn’t help the shiver running up her spine.
Ignoring her discomfort, Zagan turned back to his original object of interest. “Juliana,” he said as he reached out a hand to ruffle her hair. “Welcome back.”
She just sat there and allowed him to mess up her blond hair. “Thanks.”
