You know that moment you know you have jinxed yourself but you don't want to believe you did that? Like when you work in a hospital and say oh it's a quiet evening?
Yeah. That.
Can see you saying it... Damn it!
Elias knew, knew they were screwed the second the book started glowing again.
"Don't," he warned it, pointing like that had ever worked before. "Do not do the thing."
The book, naturally, did the thing and freaking glowed.
Ashley groaned. "Elias. Did you insult it again?"
"No, for God's sake!" he snapped. "I didn't even look at it funny!"
"I literally saw you..."
"Don't tell me what to do with my own damn eyes when it's blinding us both..."
Cassian turned sharply to Clio as the siblings continued to argue. "Get it under control."
"I'm trying!" Clio said, already reaching for it.
