Micah (Demons-In-Law Book 2) by Louisa Masters

Author:Louisa Masters [Masters, Louisa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-09-12T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

Micah

I love watching Cam work. He doesn’t need my help so much now that he’s all set up, so it gives me more time to focus on my own work… and watch him.

Right now, he has this look of utter concentration on his face as he manipulates a component. His hair flops over his forehead, and he swipes it away, leaving a small streak of grease in its place. The wall has been preserved incredibly well, but he discovered within the first few days that there was a definite need for some parts to be oiled. He was a little worried that it might need some kind of specific dragon oil, but I managed to convince him to try the regular kind first, since it’s unlikely the dragons brought any special kind of oil with them when they fled their homeworld. Fortunately, the stuff he uses on his other puzzles worked just fine.

The component must click into place, because he steps back and grins. It still makes me nervous when he does that, even though we’ve been at this for nearly two weeks. Initially, he asked for a ladder so he could reach the higher elements. That lasted exactly four minutes before he hooked one leg over a rung and leaned so far to the side that the ladder toppled. If I didn’t have the ability to teleport, he’d have fallen eight feet to the rocky floor. As it was, I barely caught him in time, and we both ended up with some bruises.

I suggested scaffolding and was already reaching for my phone to call a contact, but he nixed that idea. It’s too hard to move, and he needs to be able to stand back and see the whole wall sometimes. So we compromised with a cherry picker. Coordinating the teleport to get it up here was a nightmare, but the bucket is big enough to give him a few feet of workspace, plus room for extra components and tools, and I don’t have to exist in a constant state of fear that he’s going to injure himself. Though he has bashed his leg and hip against the side of the bucket a few times when he forgets it’s there.

Speaking of things that get forgotten… “Lunchtime, Cam.” It’s a little early still, but between components is a good time to get his attention.

He looks around as though he’d forgotten I’m here. I’d be offended, but the way his face lights up when his gaze lands on me makes up for it. I thought things might be weird between us after my grandmother very obviously decided that if she can’t matchmake him with Zac, I’ll do, but he doesn’t care.

Though he did ask me yesterday where we’re going this weekend. So obviously he still wants a tour of Europe. We’re going to France on Saturday, but we’re not starting in Paris like everyone expects. Instead, I’m taking him to Les Machines de L’ile, the steampunk museum in Nantes. If

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