I swore silently. "I'll help you find the demon, but not like that."

"Forget it."

"Pierre, I still want to be on this mission."

"Don't worry about it." His voice was cool and he hung up without our usual teasing.

I flung my phone on the sand.

"Nee? What happened?" Ari and Leo had shown up, wearing twin expressions of concern.

I shook my head, unable to trust my voice. My feet worked just fine, however, so I let them carry me across the ...