Chapter 148. Craving Reactions

Chris’s POV

“Jaden, are you alright?” I shifted closer.

He gazed at me with a tired expression, then sighed. His head slowly shook in the negative.

“Do you feel tired? What happened?” I used a tender tone and skipped my forehand plan of scolding him.

He sighed again, then kept the injured arm on the table. “Rihanna had a charm—more like poison—she wanted to use on Logan.”

“Why’d Your Silver want to use a charm on him? Could she wield charms?” Had she been taking lessons from Red Moon?

Jaden gazed at me, quite annoyed. “Could you call her ‘Rihanna’ with me? Please?”

I’d like to. “Sure. So how’d she wield it?”

“I think it’s supposed to work when it comes in contact with blood. There’s no special way to wield it. But Logan set me up for it instead.”

The low enthusiasm he used in speaking—it was like he was pained by what happened to him. Or maybe something else worried him.

“How’s Rihanna?” I asked, wanting to