My Demon Boss

Close shot of Ambrose taping her wrist, careful, while she watches his face.

He wrapped the cut in clean white tape, slow and even, his thumb resting beside the skin so it never pressed where it hurt.

Ambrose

You're safe. Say it back.

Mabel

I'm safe.

And my body, which had been slammed into a wall an hour ago, believed him. That was getting embarrassing.

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?