Chapter 73

After a day in the city, going in and out of every shop Mina took a fancy to, I’m physically and mentally exhausted, but Mina is still full of energy, chattering all the way back to the apartment, and making plans for the evening. “We should go out tonight. Dancing. I haven’t been in ages.”

Just the thought makes me tired. “I am sorry, Mina. I can’t. I was up most of the night, and this day was just a little much.”

“You didn’t have fun?” Mina asks, her face falling.

I glance over my shoulder at Erica who is scowling at me. “I did. I’m just tired. Why don’t you and Patrick go out?”

“You’re nothing like Shay. She could party for days on end without a break.”

“I’m not Shay,” I say.

“Good,” Erica mutters from the backseat.

“We’ll stay in then. Do an old-fashioned pyjama party.”

I sigh inwardly. I’m exhausted. I felt it when Kane dropped the bomb on the witches – a day ahead of schedule, so I wasn’t prepared– and while he doesn’t know it, he used some of my energy to cast his shield