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I yawned "You know, sleep sounds like a really good idea right now"

"Good, the sedative ," Merlin said "Now Mr Palo prepare the immunity loss potion We need to take care of this as soon as possible I don’t knohat daic into a person who has an immunity"

Owen took off, and Ia little weird around me Not that I could blame him I must have scared him to death, based on what I’d heard I wasn’t sure I ever wanted details of what Ari had done at the party with my body

I closed rew heavier and heavier Just when I thought I was going to conk out, my head suddenly cleared For the first tiht, with no interference fro upright I saw then that Oas back, holding a beaker of potion I must have really dozed off for a while

Owen handed me the beaker "I don’t suppose this would work faster if I tookit

"No, sorry It’s so that has to build up in your system I’ve tried to adjust it to be more effective, based on our experiences last time, but it will still probably take a day or two"

"In the meantime," Merlin said, "you should be watched carefully We don’t want our enee of your lost i you with the sedative, I’ht happen"

"You should stay with me," Owen said "My house is secured and private, and you wouldn’t have to worry about explaining any oddities to your roommates They’ve seen toowith hi to be the cozy snuggling in front of the fireplace we’d had not so long ago This would be uncomfortable and tense in the worst way "Okay," I said "I’ll invent a business trip I have to go on We can go to et over to your place before et home from work"

"Excellent plan," Merlin said "And the two of you should stay there until this is resolved I’d rather you not take any chances while going to and froetherness with a guy as looking at rown a second head He wouldn’t touch me while there was any hint of Ari about me, even if he wasn’t mad at me Come to think of it, I didn’t want to touch hi I was lucky she was such a bitch she couldn’t resist showing herself If she’d behaved herself at the party when she first got put in ured it out, and then there was no telling what she ht have seen--both work-related and personal

I forced " Owen immediately went to my side, a protective hand at my back

I felt like ical powers, no matter how unorthodox and te rather than vulnerable Here I was, finally able to zap stuff forlass

Owen and I went down to the lab to collect the things we’d need to work froot fixed and then headed to , then wrote a short note explaining that I’d had to go on an unexpected business trip where my boss needed my help I didn’t think they’d believe it They’d think I’d run away to avoid theuess the truth

When I was ready to go, Owen picked upwithout a word, and alked in silence fro for hiainstOwen, she hissed at me and arched her back "Eluned!" Owen scolded I supposed that using her real name instead of her nickname was the cat equivalent of when my mom called me Kathleen Elizabeth

"It’s okay," I said wearily "She’s probably confused They say animals pick up different kinds of vibes and scents about people, and I e to her" I nodded uest room?"

"Yeah Make yourself at home"

While I climbed the stairs, he picked up his cat and took her back toward the kitchen Up in the guest roo more comfortable, but not the old sweat suit of his that still lay on the guest bed As oddly strained as things currently were between us, it ht have been weird to wear his clothes