Chapter 40
“Nikolas, what a pleasant surprise! How can I be of service to you tonight?”
Adele smiled invitingly up at me from the couch in her office. Wearing a long red dress, she looked more ready to attend a cocktail party than lounge in her club.
Her eyes widened. “And Eldeorin’s little cousin? This is a surprise.”
“Hello, Adele,” Sara said coolly, coming to stand close to my side in a clear display of possessiveness.
Behind me, Jordan snickered and Chris chuckled softly.
“Adele, do you have –?” Adele’s bathroom door opened, and who should emerge but Orias. The warlock did a double take when he saw Sara, and he almost dropped the satchel in his hands.
“You!” he barked at Sara, making me wonder again what had happened when she visited him in New Mexico.
“Nice to see you again, O
