"No!" Ray had learned how to glare from the best and he focused the hard look on Asher, stepping away when he got closer and flicking his stare from his hand to his head.

"I don't. That's why I thought that was real. Jesus! I thought you'd lost control, not that you were being a complete and utter jackass."

If that was Asher's only defense - that he knew he wouldn't have drained him - then Ray really was going to kick his ass back home. It was no excuse for the trick or the heart attack Ray was pretty sure he was still experiencing.