Shh.” I squeeze his hand. His palm feels clammy. “We have to keep it down, okay? We don’t want my dad coming in.”He grits his teeth against more shivers. “Always knew I’d end up in your bed . . . and hear you say those words one day.” He manages a smirk.Jeb snarls. “Unbelievable. Even when he’s at death’s door he’s a tool.” He arranges a pillow beneath Morpheus’s neck. “Why don’t you keep your mouth shut while we help you.”Morpheus laughs weakly, his skin flashing with blue light. “What say Alyssa”–his breath rattles–“give my mouth something else to do?

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