"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 ...