Chapter 85

“If I had wanted you dead, I would have let the sharks have you. But I’ll admit that I probably would have thought twice if I had known it was you.” She sat down on the rocks and he saw that one of her legs was twisted inward, and there was a bulge by her hip. “Your friend wasn’t so lucky, but I think he was dead when he hit the water. I tried to save him first, but…” she shrugged.

“What are you doing here?” he asked.

“Same as you, I bet. I got tossed over the rail hours ago and think I dislocated something. Can’t really walk on it, and it looks pretty gross.” She poked at the lump on her hip. “I don’t suppose you’ve seen my succubus, have you? She’s usually the one to put me back together.”

This was the woman who had lost an arm and put it back on, then been eaten by an elder god. She had fallen over a hundred feet into the ocean, dislocated a leg, fought off sharks and now spoke with him as if it was no big deal.

“Who the hell are you?” he asked. “What the