Page 6 of I Summoned A Demon For A Date?!
"Spill it, Thompson. What's really going on?"
I grabbed her arm and pulled her back toward my apartment. "Inside. You need to be sitting down for this."
"Okay, now I'm worried," Charlie followed me up the stairs. "Did you join a cult? Because I love you, but I am not wearing a robe and dancing under the moon."
"No cult," I unlocked my door again. "But you have to swear on your entire hair products that what I'm about to tell you stays between us."
Charlie's eyes widened. We both knew her hair products were her most prized possession. "Holy shit, this is serious."
"Swear it, Charlie." I closed the door behind us and faced her. "To the grave."
"I swear that whatever you're about to tell me dies withme." She plopped down on my worn couch. "Now tell me before I explode."
I paced in front of her, wringing my hands. "Remember that spell book we found at the dollar book store last month? The one about summoning demons?"
"Yeah, we joked about it. " Charlie's jaw dropped. "No. Fucking. Way."
"I was desperate!" I threw my hands up. "The eviction notice was coming, I couldn't find a job, and Stephany called about this stupid engagement party!"
"You tried to summon a demon?" Charlie interrupted, leaning forward. "Did it work?"
I stopped pacing and faced her. "That's the crazy part. It shouldn't have worked. He said it was impossible without knowing his true name, but somehow I managed to drag him here anyway and got a job out of it."
"He?" Charlie's brows shot up. "Your mysterious hot boss is a demon? An actual demon from hell?"
I nodded, sinking into the armchair across from her. "His name is Aldaine. He's some kinda demon lord? And I may have sold him my soul in exchange for being my date to Stephany's engagement party and helping me with my financial situation."
Charlie stared at me in silence for a full minute. I started to worry.
Then she burst out laughing.
"Only you," she wheezed between laughs, "would accidentally summon a demon lord and convince him to be your fake boyfriend."
"It's not funny!" But I was fighting back a smile. When she put it that way, it did sound ridiculous. "I sold my soul, Charlie!"
"To a hot demon who's going to help you show upStephany at her own engagement party," Charlie wiped tears from her eyes. "Honestly? Worth it."
"You believe me?" I asked softly. "You don't think I'm crazy?"
Charlie reached over and squeezed my hand. "Rosie, I've known you were crazy since freshman year when you put purple dye in Stephany's shampoo for stealing your boyfriend. But this?" She gestured around. "This is a whole new level of crazy, even for you. And I'm here for it."
Relief flooded through me. "So you'll help me shop for appropriate 'demon lord's fake girlfriend' clothing?"
"Are you kidding?" Charlie jumped up, pulling me with her. "This is the best thing that's ever happened! We're going to make you look so hot, your demon boy won't know what hit him."
Chapter Four
CHAPTER 4: ALDAINE
Iarrived at Rosie's apartment complex just as the sun was beginning to peek over the horizon. The early morning light cast long shadows across the parking lot, but my eyes had no trouble spotting the offensive orange paper stuck to my mate's door. An eviction notice. My jaw clenched as I read the details, anger building in my chest.
"This won't do at all," I pulled out my phone. Tim answered on the fourth ring, his voice rough with sleep.
"Someone better be dead," he growled.
"Good morning to you too, sunshine." I smirked, knowing how much he hated early morning calls. "I need you to handle something immediately."
A grunt was his only response.
