Reina’s day.

With everything that was happening around her, Reina welcomed the monotony of the cashier job. The striped shirt she had to wear as a uniform was still awful, and she still had to deal with the occasional asshole customer. It lacked the glamor of being a model, but it was normal, easy work. A brief respite from the craziness happening around her. For once, she enjoyed her shift from beginning to end.

When it was over, however, she changed her mindset instantly. By 12:00 pm, Reina changed from her uniform and called a cab to head to the Ladies Magazine offices. She had a photoshoot, a normal photoshoot, but more importantly, it was an opportunity to find out how Mrs. Cynthia Evans was doing.

If Reina understood things right, Mrs. Evans would now be under some sort of mind control spell. But what did that mean? Had she forgotten about Will? It wouldn’t hurt to check up on her. And maybe if Anna was working today… Well, safe to say Reina didn’t have a plan. She simply knew she wanted to take this chance to help Will out, if she could.

Speaking of her dear boyfriend, she wondered how he was doing. He was supposedly learning magic from that sexy Asian lady. Reina couldn’t begin to imagine how that looked. What was magic, anyway? Things like levitation or rabbits hidden in hats? Would Will explain it to her if she asked? Probably. But more importantly, would he end up having sex with that lady? Unlikely, but not impossible. A delightful chill ran down Reina’s back at the thought.

Boy was she a freak. She just laughed it off, though. She’d be back at Will’s place tonight, she’d get him to tell her everything he’d done and then they’d fuck like mad rabbits again. She was already looking forward to it.

She made it to the Ladies Magazine building, stepped into the lobby and found the secretary she was looking for at the front desk.

“Anna,” she said, walking to greet her with a friendly smile.

“Reina!” Anna stood up from her seat, walking around the desk to her with a worried look. “How’s everything? I heard about the accident.”

“I’m fine, thankfully. The building’s closed, but I’m staying with Will.”

“I see. Good to hear.” Anna sighed with genuine relief.

Maybe it was due to the things she’d done with Ruth to please Will, or maybe his powers were having a secondary effect on her. Reina couldn’t know for certain. However, the one thing she did know was that she was seeing the secretary in a new light.

The girl had always been sexy enough to be a model instead of a secretary. She was short, but with an excellent curvy figure and an ass that anyone would admit was out of this world. Long, wavy, amber-colored hair and hazel eyes. This girl could be some of Reina’s biggest competition if she ever decided to pose in front of a camera. However, looking at it from her new point of view…

“Say, Anna?”

“Hm?”

“Do you happen to be free after your shift ends?”

The secretary tilted her head in cute confusion before she remembered. “O-Oh! You mean…?”

“Yep. Sorry, I know it’s sudden. If you can’t do it now, then let’s at least think of a day, but I think it’s time you and I talked some things over. With a nice drink in hand, preferably.”

Anna chuckled. “You know what? Sure. My shift ends at six.”

“Perfect. It’ll be just the two of us, in case that wasn’t clear.”

“...Does Will know?”

“He does.” Reina grinned. “But I’ll tell you more later, okay? Know a nice bar?”

“Yes. There’s one I go to with some friends. Nice place.”

“Excellent. Oh, and one last thing. Is Mrs. Evans in?”

“Ah, yes, she is. She’s been… acting weird, though.”

Uh oh. “Weird how?”

“She’s forgetting some things and being kind of absentminded. Which is weird when she’s so used to micromanaging everything herself. You wouldn’t know something, would you?”

Reina shook her head. “Nothing I could explain well. I only know what Will’s told me. Basically, she and her husband aren’t getting along. Haven’t for a long time, it seems.”

“No wonder she clinged to Will so hard,” Anna nodded. “I mean, I get it, but I thought it was strange that she’d cheat on her husband. She didn’t look the type to do that.”

“...” Man, it was tempting for Reina to blurt everything out. She wanted Anna to understand what was happening, to know what Mrs. Evans was actually going through. Years of an unfulfilling marriage life with a guy that’s basically only using you as your personal wallet? And then William of all people steps into your office with that supernatural sex appeal of his? Hard to blame the woman. “Can you tell her I want to ask her some questions? Tell her it’s about the special shoots.”

“Oh, there haven’t been any of those in a few days, right? They’ve been doing so well, too. Okay, I’ll call her.”

Reina and Anna said their goodbyes for the moment, and the model made her way to their boss’ office. She knocked on the door and was quickly allowed inside.

Cynthia Evans was there, sitting behind her desk, eyes on her computer screen, yet somehow…lost. She blinked a couple of times and took a sip of coffee before she turned her attention towards Reina.

“Ms. Rose, nice of you to come. I’d been meaning to talk to you,” the mature blonde said.

“Are you feeling alright, Mrs. Evans?” Reina asked carefully. “You look a little pale.”

“I’ve been feeling lightheaded for a couple of days, yes. I can’t let that stop me from coming to work, though. And speaking of work, I have regrettable news, Ms. Rose. I’m afraid I’ll have to permanently cancel the special shoots with that new photographer.”

…

Okay, so now it’s personal.