Chapter 180

"I'm not sure I'm ready for this," I said.

"Let me come with you."

"You can't. He's at the library. And, I think I need to face this myself. But can I come over right after?"

"If you want to go home," Levi said, "be in your own space, be with Priya, someone who's been there with you all these years in dealing with Adam's absence, I won't be hurt."

"I want to be with you." I kissed him quickly, but he hauled me back against him, taking his time until I clutched dizzily at his shirt front.

"Now you can go," he said smugly.

"You're a bastard."

"Good. When you get back, we can fight about that fact and then have really good make-up sex."

"Get real. I'm not forgiving you that easily. We'll have really good hate sex first."

He lay his hand on my cheek. "Thank you for not being dead."

I smiled at him. "Thank you for breaking Jonah's face. And take Miles home to watch over you."

I slid the ring on my finger and disappeared.