They just wanted to use me. But they looked alike, and the moment I saw that, I realized that they looked like Avery. I screamed, Go, please go! God, go! I didn't see Nathaniel go, or stay, because Jean-Claude dropped his shielding. I snuggled in against him, until my breath danced along his neck, and he snuggled harder against me.
It was a strangely childlike gesture, and it did nothing to make me feel better. All I said was that it might not be Jean-Claude's people. The man who was on his knees in front of her turned and looked up at me. I wasn't sure what to say to that.
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