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.

to be polite. It was just one drink; soon, I'd be back in my hotel room, talking to my wife

she said, her eyes sparkling with playful

of my drink. "Mila, it was only five minutes

man of your size," she insisted. "And you were sprinting, Enzo.

my head. "I

to a conspiratorial whisper.

help but laugh at her persistence, although it still made me uneasy because she was on the right track." Nope,"

joke more outlandish than the last. It was a familiar pattern, one

attitude made me pause for a moment. It really did make me wonder just how much she knew; after all, I had been surprised to find out that that fortune teller seemed

I quickly brushed off the 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 give her the benefit of the

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