Book Eight: Chapter 81

“I’m awake!” she declared, then gave her sister a dirty look.

“Barely.” Naia scowled. “Seriously, how many more pages do you have?”

“Two hundred.”

“You’ve got about three hours, lover.” Naia turned back to Mike. “She usually reads faster, but that sounds about right.”

Mike nodded, then looked at Suly. “You know where to meet me tomorrow?”

“Aye.”

“Good. I need to check in with Callisto and his mom, then I have one more stop.” Mike knelt down next to Amymone and patted her on the leg. “And then I’ll be here to help you get to sleep, okay?”

“Promise?” Amymone looked at him, her eyes all bleary.

“Wouldn’t miss it.” He stood and looked at Naia. “Send a fairy for me if she starts to go early and I’ll come right away.”

“It’s the only time you come right away.” Naia smirked and blew him a kiss as he jogged to the front of the house and used the centaur’s shortcut to get to the village. Callisto was with his mother, which gave him the tim