CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX
Hey, Bolt,” said a familiar voice above him. He felt soft hands shake his shoulders. “Wake up. Come on, now. I know you’ve taken worse hits than that and gotten up.”
Blinking rapidly, Bolt looked up into the face of Shade. She was kneeling beside him, staring down at him with a concerned look on her face. Her short, dark hair was messier than normal and she had a couple of scratches on her face, but otherwise looked fine. Bolt himself, on the other hand, had a splitting headache the second he opened his eyes, though it rapidly subsided as consciousness returned to him.
“Shade?” said Bolt, blinking again. “Is that you?”
Shade smiled in relief. “Whew. I thought you might not recognize me there. You bumped your head when we fell out of that portal and I wasn’t sure if y
