Nera
“For God’s sake, Nera. Why are you fidgeting this entire evening?”
I quickly turn back toward my friends and grab my drink off the table. “No reason.”
“Are we waiting for someone else to join us?” Jaya prods. “Because from the moment we stepped inside the club, you’ve been looking around nonstop.”
“Nope,” I mumble into my glass while stealing another look at the entrance directly across the room from me.
He’s not coming. We were supposed to have gone out last Friday, but Dania got a stomach bug and we rescheduled our club night for a week later instead. Since my demon and I never exchanged numbers, I couldn’t let him know about the change of plans. I’ve been hopeful he’ll be here tonight anyway.
“I heard my dad talking with some of his buddies who came over for a drink last nigh
