My Demon Boss

He cradles her wrist, thumb resting on her pulse, both of them very still.

He turned it over like it was something breakable he had to put back together. His thumb sat on my pulse, and it jumped, which was embarrassing given the circumstances.

Mabel

Is it bad? Tell me it's not bad. I have a very low threshold for bad.

My Demon Boss

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I run lost property at Bellwether Station. Keys, umbrellas, one suitcase that hums. My life is small and I like it that way. Then a man with no ticket and too many teeth wants that suitcase. He chases me through the luggage tunnels. A demon named Ambrose steps out of a staff door, saves me, and takes me under the station to his bar, The Hush. Here is the rule: I can't talk about monsters, and I can't leave until his council clears me. So I make tea, smile at things that bite, and fix the bar's terrible paperwork. My new boss glares at the coffee machine like it insulted his mother. He saved my life, so I should stop noticing his hands. Right?