The pain in my forearm was accompanied by a clarity that cut through the fog of this induced paranoia.

"You," I said to False Adam, "begone."

"Little jewel - "

No, I knew better now. There was one person in Hedon who knew enough about me to conjure that image of my father up in the first place. One person who would want me incapacitated and unable to fight back.

The Queen.

My blood pounded in my ears but I kept my anger in check. Levi was with ...