I had the scariest feeling that he'd gone away and that this Levi was just an illusion. "Hidden in plain sight, right? That was Adam's thing."

"The box is empty." I rubbed his arm, trying to get some look or action to prove that my wonderful boyfriend was there and not this shut-down automaton.

"It shouldn't be," Levi said, and walked out the door.

Rafael and I scrambled after him down the back stairs and into the kitchen.

"Mom," Levi said. ...