“Cas,” Kieran said quietly. “And what?” Casteel’s flesh thinned, revealing the gray shadows beneath that I’d seen earlier. But also something…else. “That’s it.” My mouth dried as I stared at him in the flickering light of the swaying chandelier. I caught the gleam of something silver under his skin as the shadows pulsed up his neck, swirling into the same pattern I’d seen on the Ancients. “Casteel,” Kieran said louder. “You need to calm.”
