FIRE! FIRE!!

Virgil carefully avoided me when I entered the office, although I caught her sneaking me sidelong looks.

“If you have something to say, say it,” I barked at her.

“Did you touch that girl?” she demanded bluntly.

I wished I hadn’t given her the opening to ask.

“What?”

“You heard me, Jeff.”

“You have no right to question me about my personal life.”

“Oh, gods,” Virgil moaned worriedly. “How far did you go with her?”

I fixed my eyes on the computer, pretending her words didn’t drive into me with every syllable.

“Nothing will happen,” I told her flatly. “That curse is outdated, and who knows the virtue of its validity?”

Virgil scoffed loudly, folding her arms over her chest.

“Are you denying that Gabriel was a powerful fae in his own right? That he had magic that could destroy your empire?”

“If he wanted my empire to fall, why didn’t he just do it?”

“Because he wanted to leave something for his own bloodline!” Virgil fired back. “You were partners, in case you’ve forgotten.”

I tilted my hea