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them?”
“That’s okay,” Kate said. “I’m just going to head back upstairs so that you can be alone. Really, I don’t want to inconvenience either of you.”
Adriana and Rico broke out in simultaneous laughter.
“Kate,” Adriana managed to say between gasps, “We don’t need any alone time, believe me. We’ve had loads of alone time, trust me.”
“What she means to say,” Rico added, tossing Adriana a dirty look, “is that we aren’t together. We’re friends, and we’ve been friends for a while.”
Kate wrinkled her brow, confused. Adriana arched an eyebrow, looking at Rico. Rico sighed and leaned back against the counter. Once again, Kate couldn’t just take what was offered; she needed to hear the whole dang truth.
“Get comfortable, sweetheart,” he said. “I’ve got another story for you.”
Kate stood still for a moment, hesitant; she did as she was told, however, and walked further into the kitchen. She leaned on the granite counter near Adriana, afraid that Rico only made his last comment because he caught her staring at him. She felt Adriana’s gaze focus on her and tried to hide her blush. She could tell that Adriana knew what she did and why she did it, but she wasn’t going to admit anything to her new friend; she didn’t want to start any unnecessary competition between them, especially since they had just connected.
“Adriana and I hav e known each other for a while.” Rico started. “We lied to you, letting you think that we just met so that we could split up. It was easier to do it that way, so that you wouldn’t suspect that we were both looking out for your safety.”
“ Why are you both looking out for my safety? I don’t understand. And why are you now saying that this man is an elder demon?”
Adriana stepped in. “An elder demon is someone who has successfully possessed humans before. In particular, this elder demon has possessed hundreds so far. We think that he is now going after you.”
“Why would he go after me? Who am I, compared to the billions of humans on this planet? Why me?” Kate asked, panic evident in her voice, etched on her features.
“Hey, please calm down,” Rico said, his voice soothing. “You have nothing to worry about. Adriana and I are good at our jobs. I promise that he won’t possess your body.”
Kate looked at him, eyeing his cool confidence.
Adriana continued her explanation. “We haven’t solved the mystery of why he’s chosen you next, Kate. We’re working on it, and we think we’re pretty close to figuring it out, but we need to make sure that we’re right before moving on.”
“Why do you think he chose me?” Kate asked, looking back and forth between Adriana and Rico, trying to convince them that she could handle it.
“We can’t tell you until we know for sure,” Adriana claimed. Kate didn’t believe that she couldn’t mention anything, but she knew that arguing or whining wouldn’t get her the answers she sought.
“Fine,” Kate said finally. She turned toward Rico. “You said you were good at your job. What is it? I know it’s not just to protect me. I can see that now.”
“Adriana and I hunt demons that possess humans. We believe that they shouldn’t possess humans, that it’s not right.”
“And we’re here to kill him, the elder demon. We want to see him dead,” Adriana added seriously.
“I thought you didn’t know who the demon was. And now you’re saying that he’s an elder demon,” Kate mentioned, turning to Rico.
“We’re talking about another demon, Kate. The one that we know is here for you. The other demon is someone that we don’t know, and we’re working to figure out who he is and what he wants.”
“Okay. Well, h ow do you plan on killing the demon that you’re after?” Kate asked. She knew that she would get no further on the subject of the demon that had already attacked her; she could sense that they were just as confused as she was. Instead, Kate focused
“That’s okay,” Kate said. “I’m just going to head back upstairs so that you can be alone. Really, I don’t want to inconvenience either of you.”
Adriana and Rico broke out in simultaneous laughter.
“Kate,” Adriana managed to say between gasps, “We don’t need any alone time, believe me. We’ve had loads of alone time, trust me.”
“What she means to say,” Rico added, tossing Adriana a dirty look, “is that we aren’t together. We’re friends, and we’ve been friends for a while.”
Kate wrinkled her brow, confused. Adriana arched an eyebrow, looking at Rico. Rico sighed and leaned back against the counter. Once again, Kate couldn’t just take what was offered; she needed to hear the whole dang truth.
“Get comfortable, sweetheart,” he said. “I’ve got another story for you.”
Kate stood still for a moment, hesitant; she did as she was told, however, and walked further into the kitchen. She leaned on the granite counter near Adriana, afraid that Rico only made his last comment because he caught her staring at him. She felt Adriana’s gaze focus on her and tried to hide her blush. She could tell that Adriana knew what she did and why she did it, but she wasn’t going to admit anything to her new friend; she didn’t want to start any unnecessary competition between them, especially since they had just connected.
“Adriana and I hav e known each other for a while.” Rico started. “We lied to you, letting you think that we just met so that we could split up. It was easier to do it that way, so that you wouldn’t suspect that we were both looking out for your safety.”
“ Why are you both looking out for my safety? I don’t understand. And why are you now saying that this man is an elder demon?”
Adriana stepped in. “An elder demon is someone who has successfully possessed humans before. In particular, this elder demon has possessed hundreds so far. We think that he is now going after you.”
“Why would he go after me? Who am I, compared to the billions of humans on this planet? Why me?” Kate asked, panic evident in her voice, etched on her features.
“Hey, please calm down,” Rico said, his voice soothing. “You have nothing to worry about. Adriana and I are good at our jobs. I promise that he won’t possess your body.”
Kate looked at him, eyeing his cool confidence.
Adriana continued her explanation. “We haven’t solved the mystery of why he’s chosen you next, Kate. We’re working on it, and we think we’re pretty close to figuring it out, but we need to make sure that we’re right before moving on.”
“Why do you think he chose me?” Kate asked, looking back and forth between Adriana and Rico, trying to convince them that she could handle it.
“We can’t tell you until we know for sure,” Adriana claimed. Kate didn’t believe that she couldn’t mention anything, but she knew that arguing or whining wouldn’t get her the answers she sought.
“Fine,” Kate said finally. She turned toward Rico. “You said you were good at your job. What is it? I know it’s not just to protect me. I can see that now.”
“Adriana and I hunt demons that possess humans. We believe that they shouldn’t possess humans, that it’s not right.”
“And we’re here to kill him, the elder demon. We want to see him dead,” Adriana added seriously.
“I thought you didn’t know who the demon was. And now you’re saying that he’s an elder demon,” Kate mentioned, turning to Rico.
“We’re talking about another demon, Kate. The one that we know is here for you. The other demon is someone that we don’t know, and we’re working to figure out who he is and what he wants.”
“Okay. Well, h ow do you plan on killing the demon that you’re after?” Kate asked. She knew that she would get no further on the subject of the demon that had already attacked her; she could sense that they were just as confused as she was. Instead, Kate focused
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