my arms around myself and stuck out my chest. “What does he want?”
Dallas waggled a finger at Dembrat and tsked. “That’s not how this is going to work, little man. Whatever debt is owed will be assumed by the Triad. You tell your boss that and come back to me or my brothers with an answer. I dare you.” He hissed the last part under his breath, and a chill raced down my spine. “Now get out of our way.”
“We’ll be in touch.” Dembrat turned and his demon shadows followed, closing ranks around him.
“This is never going to end, is it?” I dragged my fingers through my long locks, and they got stuck in the tangles. Would I ever have soft, manageable hair again? A stupid thing to worry about, considering my life was on the line, but still…
Dallas draped his long arm around my shoulders and pulled me into his side. “Don’t worry, precious, we’ll get this sorted. Getting thrown in the slammer with Talon and Hayden was the best thing that could’ve ever happened to you.”
I rolled my eyes. That’s debatable.
Chapter Twenty
A few minutes later, Dallas and I stood in front of the warden’s office. I breathed a sigh of relief as the gold plaque with Logan’s name hovered above my head. Lifting my hand to knock, my knuckles tapped out a hasty beat on the thick oak.
I took a step back, and the door whipped open. Logan peeked his head through the crack in the doorway and motioned for me to enter. He was talking to someone on his comm and judging by the deep furrow across his forehead, he wasn’t pleased.
“My job here is done,” said Dallas. “Don’t forget to tell T what an amazing bodyguard I was. He threatened to rip me a new one if anything happened to you while he was gone.”
“He did?” I was sure my eyes were wider than Dembrat the elf’s big bug ones.
“Don’t tell him I told you, but he really cares about all of his charged. The guy is much softer than he looks. He may seem like a hard ass, but the big dragon has a soft and gooey center.”
I chuckled. I couldn’t imagine anything about Talon being soft. And there goes my head off to the gutter again. What was it about my grumpy roommate that made me so lusty?
Logan shooed Dallas off and pulled me into his office, clicking the comm off behind his ear. I’d barely set foot in the cavernous chamber when an overwhelming presence blanketed my skin.
My eyes shot to the sitting area in front of the fireplace and landed on the back of a familiar dark head of hair. Lucifer angled his neck back and his lips curved into a crooked smile as his penetrating gaze raked over my jumpsuit. “My heavens, it is true.”
“Hi, Luci,” I mumbled. My grandfather’s presence always sucked all the air out of a room. Even I wasn’t immune to his all-consuming powers.
“Come, have a seat, my dear.” He patted the leather couch, and I trudged over, my feet like hundred-pound weights. When I’d asked Logan to get a hold of my gramps, I never expected an actual in person visit.
I glanced back at Logan for help, but the big coward hovered by his desk, his gaze intent on his computer. No one liked to deal with the devil.
I sank into the couch and drew in a breath. From the corner of my eye, I checked out his three-piece suit, complete with a crimson handkerchief peeking out the pocket. For Luci, even a visit to prison required elegant attire. And the man exuded elegance and power. It was gross to think about, but my gramps was hot and not hot like Talon or Hayden, but like angelically beautiful. “Thanks for coming,” I finally muttered, reining in my errant thoughts.
“Of course. Where else would I be if my dear granddaughter needed me?” He leaned forward and picked up the tumbler from the table, swirling the ice around.
I offered a weak smile. The truth was that we weren’t super close. Lucifer had more kids running around the human and supernatural worlds than he could keep track of, which meant his grandchildren were probably in the thousands. But the few times Dad had needed him, he showed up. I hoped he would do the same for me this time without ratting me out to my parents.
“Logan has filled me in on the situation. It’s quite a pity, my dear,