"I know you have," she says, allowing herself a moment of quiet awe for Nick, who has slipped so naturally into her life here, who fights without question for the people she loves, who does the right thing. "You know," she says, her eyes a bit wet as she pulls him into bed, climbing in after him, "you really are the best warlock boyfriend. You are proof that the Path of Night doesn't make someone a bad person. And I think I'm glad your name is in that Book if it keeps these things from seeing your light and trying to take you too."

She kisses him firmly.

"How's Marcus?"