"So, his situation has stabilized for now?"
"According to him, the voice was probably so infuriated by his constant rebuttals that it hasn't appeared since that day. But we can't rule out the possibility that it's just a tactic to lower his and his friends' guard. That's why his people haven't stood down yet. His girlfriend even wants to take an extended leave of absence to stay with him, and if he shows any signs of strangeness, she'll..."
"She'll what?"
"First, beat the crap out of him to knock some sense back into him."
"...And what if they can't beat him back to his senses?"
Caspian Rhodes gave her a look. "Instead of worrying about him not waking up, maybe you should be more concerned they'll hit him too hard and he'll never wake up at all?"
"..." 'Good grief,' she thought. 'I wouldn't believe for a second there isn't some personal grudge involved here!'
Arabella Donovan's mouth twitched. She decided to skip this topic and get back to business.
