Free Heart of the Incubus by Rosalie Lario Page B

skin yet again. He seemed strangely fixated on it…just like her stalker. She’d be wise to remember that.
    Genevieve dropped her hands to her sides, feeling suddenly shy. “Thanks for coming to my rescue.”
    Cresso cleared his throat. “I would’ve been here sooner, but Dr. Andrews cornered me in my offi—”
    The building’s speaker system came on, cutting him off in midsentence. “Paging Dr. Taylor,” Will’s voice said. “Please contact the security desk. Dr. Taylor, please contact security.”
    Genevieve motioned to the phone on her desk. “Use mine.”
    “Thanks.” He headed over and pressed the intercom. “Will, it’s Dr. Taylor.”
    After a moment, Will responded. “Dr. Taylor, you have some visitors down here.”
    “Visitors? Who?”
    “A Mr. Meyers and a Ms. Flores, sir.”
    The lines on Cresso’s brows flattened as he broke into a wide smile. “Well, I’ll be damned.”

Chapter Six
    After promising Genevieve he’d be back to check on her shortly, Cresso took the lift to the lobby. When his stomach let out a grumble, he ignored it. He’d have to take care of his hunger problem soon, but now wasn’t the time.
    Cresso hadn’t expected his old friend Taeg to show up, but he was sure as hell glad he had. The doors opened and Cresso sauntered out. His friend stood by the security desk with his arm around Maya, his pretty, petite fiancée. What she lacked in height, she made up for with her other more-than-generous assets. In other words, the woman was stacked.
    “Well, well,” Cresso drawled. “Look what the cat dragged in.”
    “Sh-i-i-i-t.” Taeg broke out into a big grin. “Still playing like you’re a real doctor, huh?”
    “They keep paying me, so I keep showing up.”
    Taeg let out a loud laugh and released Maya, then strode toward him. Cresso pulled him into a one-armed hug and clapped him on the shoulder. The two of them had been tight for years, but they’d gotten closer after they worked together to defeat and capture Taeg’s sadistic demon father, Mammon. Getting tortured and almost killed together would do that to you.
    Cresso snatched Maya into a hug. The feisty human had met Taeg several months ago, back when she’d thought all demons were evil. Since Taeg was firmly in the demon category, she’d tried to kill him a couple times before realizing he was just about perfect for her. The two of them couldn’t be better matched. “What are you still doing with this asshole? I figured you’d come to your senses by now.”
    Taeg gave him a good-natured punch in the arm. “Hands off. She’s mine.”
    Maya laughed and pulled away to wind her hand around Taeg’s. “Couldn’t get rid of me if you tried, demon.”
    “What the hell are you two doing on this side of the Atlantic?” Taeg was an interdimensional bounty hunter for the Elden Council, and he lived in New York City with Maya.
    When Taeg rolled his eyes in Will’s direction, Cresso motioned them toward the lift. “Let’s talk upstairs in my lab.” As they walked, he turned to Taeg. “How’s Keegan and Brynn’s son doing, by the way?”
    Brynn, the wife of Taeg’s older brother, had given birth to a boy last month.
    “He’s good,” Taeg said. “Round like a butterball. He’s got a set of pipes on him, too.”
    Cresso let out a laugh as he stepped through the doors. Taeg and Maya piled into the lift after him. “I’ll bet. I plan on stopping in to see him as soon as things get a bit more settled with my project.”
    “You’ll love him, man.”
    “What about Ronin?” Ronin was Taeg’s younger brother. “Everything good with him and Amara?”
    “They’re doing awesome. Eternally grateful to you for creating that vaccine. Devil knows, they put it to good use.” Taeg grinned at him and waited until the doors closed before adding, “We’ve got a lead on the maliki demons who murdered Maya’s parents. They were spotted at a club on the outskirts of town late last week, so we’re gonna see if