Chapter 233

"Fuck!" In my shock, I jostled him and the amulet slid off the bed.

Rafael went right back into his coma.

"Whoa." Priya picked up the amulet, wiping it off on the hem of her blue sweater.

I met Levi's gaze. The seconds spun out between us. I grimaced. "I can't..."

In a millisecond, I assembled a treatise-worth of arguments.

Levi placed his hand on my arm. "I know," he said in a kind voice. "Promise me that you'll stay alert."

"Don't worry. Either of you. Chariot isn't going to get the jump on me." Again.

"That's just dumb," Priya said. "Obviously we're going to worry."

Levi smiled. "She's not wrong."

Pri held the artifact out. "He's your Attendant. Do the honors."

I put it over Rafael's head. "Wakey wakey, buddy."

His eyes snapped open once more. He felt for his horns, and upon failing to find them, sagged against the pillow. "Bloody hell, Ashira, what kind of bollocks plan was - oomph!"