Ari's POV
Lucius was on the floor, and breathing as slowly as though he was not actually experiencing the entire thing. I simply stared at him, and was completely confused and freaking out. The poison was to sting the man, or to burn his blood or some suchlike, when he only went to sleep like a baby being rocked to sleep. Weird.
Nothing of that made sense.
Harriet gutsied on me, with her small hands trembling. Mommy... is he going to be a freak again?
"I don't know," I said honestly. But I must find out what went on.
I got on my knees beside Lucius and touched him on the wrist. His heart fluttered about as well, too slow, too irregular, as though he was caught between life and death. The next beat was weak; the first beat was strong. It was as though his body was out there fighting tw
