My eyebrows shot into my hairline. "It's fine now," he assured me. "They found all the pieces and none of the knives she'd used."

"That's a relief," I said faintly.

"If you're concerned at all, I could talk to her for you."

"I don't want to put you in any danger."

"Oh, Mamã won't hurt me." Mamã? With all my complaints about Talia, I'd never had to worry about Freddy Krueger tendencies. "What are you looking for?" he said.

Generally, I wouldn't ...