My Demon Boss

A tall broad-shouldered man with rolled sleeves standing in the back doorway, watching her.

Ambrose stood in the door to the back hall, arms folded, and he wasn't looking at them. He was looking at me.

Ambrose

You gave them toast.

Mabel

They were shouting. Toast is a very good thing to shout at.

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?