Chapter 23

I pointed to the stone in his hand. "Does that one have any special significance?"

Under Arkady's bright chatter, my fears over this desire to forcibly rip out Levi's magic and possibly his still-beating heart washed away. I had no such desire with Arkady.

After he left, I collapsed on the sofa, watching Priya gather up their dirty glasses.

"I appreciate you hanging out the entire time," she called out from the kitchen. "He's fun, right?"

I grunted something non-committal, but vaguely affirmative. Yawning, I debated getting up, but I was comfy, and enough time had passed that I wanted to talk to Pri about Levi. "His Lordship has sunk to new lows."

Priya returned and perched on the arm of the sofa. "How so?"

I told her about Levi's deception.

"Maybe he meant what he said about getting you out of your head?"

"Or maybe he's a snake so high on his own power that he thinks he has the right to fuck with people under the guise of helping them. Illusion magic. Enough said."