Chapter 0587

Enzo

The bar was alive with the chatter and laughter of the team. The pub that Tim had introduced me to, O'Riley's pub, was the perfect picture of a small-town bar. And right now, that was exactly what I needed.

I had ordered a tall glass of beer; nothing that would get me too drunk because I needed to be alert in case Nina needed me, but just enough to help me relax.

But, speaking of Nina, she still hadn't called. And now Mila was leaning toward me, her eyes glinting in the dim light of the bar.

"Let's get to know each other a little, Mr. Rivers," she said, flashing me a smile that would have looked warm and inviting to anyone else but did nothing but fill me with unease after earlier.

keep my voice steady, just wanting to be polite. It was just one drink; soon, I'd be back in my hotel room, talking to my wife on the phone. I could ignore

her eyes sparkling with playful curiosity." They were off the charts. You can't tell me

sip of my drink. "Mila, it

below resting rate for a man of your

head. "I wasn't

a conspiratorial whisper. "Come on, Enzo, you can

because she was

each joke more outlandish than the last. It was a familiar pattern, one I had grown used to during

surprised to find out that that fortune teller seemed to know about the supernatural realm, and then there

thought as paranoia. I had been keeping my supernatural identity a secret for years, and it was highly unlikely that Mila had any inkling of the truth. I decided to

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