Chapter 166

Not that they had a past, but that her pain was his pain. He was beating himself up for her suffering, even though none of this was his fault.

Mayan took a half-hearted sip of the water and then ran a finger around the rim of glass.

"Did you remember what happened that night?" Miles said.

Her face twisted. "Oh yes. Jonah said if I was going to tattle on him, I should have all the facts, but once that thing was inside me, I couldn't rat Jonah out. It was physically impossible."

"How did Jonah get the Repha'im out of Sheol?" I said.

"He just pulled it out? One second it wasn't there and then there was a ghost thing hovering in front me." Mayan pushed the glass away, leaning into Levi.

He put his arm around her, glancing at me. I made a "don't worry about it" motion with my hand.

"Did Gunter ever speak to you?" I said.

"No." Mayan buried her head in Levi's shoulder.

"You're upsetting her," Miles said.