Page 14 of Power Shift
“There you go.” Moira released my hand and tucked a stray strand of hair behind my ear. “Just the perfect amount of crazy. Now, let’s go in and set this bullshit up. We can plot while we work.”
I shot her a grateful look. “I love you.”
“Right back atcha. One day, I hope you’ll have my back when someone drives me to consider committing justifiable homicide.”
“Are you kidding? I’ll be in jail right beside you.”
“That’s my girl.”
Chapter
Four
To Simone’s credit, she wore a look of sympathy when she spotted us and grabbed me by the arm. “I swear to you, I did not know.”
“I won’t stay here a second longer than the contract requires,” I said under my breath.
Simone let out a frustrated breath. “I’m sorry, Evie. Caelan is…unreasonable around you.”
Moira barked out a laugh. “The dude is straight-up psychotic.”
Simone shot her a dark look. “He is notpsychotic.”
“Your Shifter Lord is certifiable sometimes.” I shoved an arrangement into Simone’s hand. “Far left table, if you don’t mind.”
Simone sputtered but hurried the flowers over to the table. When she returned, a hesitant look crossed her face. “Um, Evie. I know the banner is a little unhinged, but I hope we can agree that there’s no need to respond, right?”
My hands stilled in the act of activating one of the altered spells on the blooms. “You want me to let it go?”
Her expression cleared. “Yes! That would be wonderful!”
Moira burst out laughing. “Simone, meet Evie. She’s never found a grudge she didn’t cling to.”
“The banner is one thing,” I said, ignoring Moira. “But this entire event appears to be about me. Even if I didn’t respond to the first, there’s no way I can let the second go.”
Simone’s jaw tightened. “If I ask you nicely?”
“I’d say I appreciate your input, but I’ve decided to go another way.”
Her fingers tightened around her clipboard. “Can you at least wait until everyone is gone?”
I smiled at her and returned to my work.
“Fuck,” Simone muttered as she clacked away on her too-high heels.
“Someone’s getting fucked tonight, and it ain’t Evie,” Moira sang after her.
The Omega lifted her hand and gave the vampire the middle finger.
“I’ll think about it!” Moira shouted.
Yep. Tonight was going to beawesome.
It wasn’tlong after the setup was finished that Moira sidled over to me. “What did you do?” she whispered.
I chewed on my lip. “If I said nothing, would you believe me?”
“Nope.” She wiggled her index finger at one of the arrangements. “Your hands were different when you messed with them.”
