Chapter 353

Ashton pulled a stunning blue crystal from his pocket and dropped it into my palm. ‘It’s a powerful anaesthetic. If you’re ever in trouble, use this. One drop will put most people on the floor.’ I looked at the small blue vial. It was clear and glittering, looking more like a piece of fancy jewellery than anything else. ‘The case is pliable. When it’s empty, you can take it apart and put it back together as a blade.’ He pulled another empty blue bottle from his pocket. He pried the empty one apart and slotted the pieces together into a thin, transparent dagger. It was so beautiful my hand moved to touch it on instinct. But his fingers closed around my wrist before I could. ‘It’s razor sharp. You’ll cut yourself.’ He dragged the tip lightly across the glass coffee table, and it left a deep scratch. A cold shock went through me. Hell, that could have been my finger. I stared at my hand, almost feeling the cut even though my skin was untouched. Ashton took the dagger apart, fitting the pi