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assing flight through the trees, nearly tripping o

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end of the party,

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epping closer. "W

oddess has a terrible sense o

r brother can with a mix of amusement, concern, and that inf

Rowan?" he

naps up. "

looked like he'd seen a ghost wh

he ghost haunting his

ike the unfinished busin

Don't poetic-analyze me. I'm trying to break

iver, you can't

tch

there. "I know it's complicated. But maybe

le. She waited until my life was bare

u can't avoid it forever. The bond doesn

my chin. "No, I don't. I'll just... out

ad with a fond smile

estly," I call aft

ce fills the room again exce

ere deep inside

ow

there. Steady. Relentless. Every time I try to block it out, it

heart, whispering to no on

e knock comes again

Jamie, I swe

ive

. Deep, smooth

at might make me invisible. "Y

r," he says qu

" undoes som

uffle over to the door, still

, but his eyes... they're wild. Like he's been pacing

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y away," he admi

cut in. "I'm fragil

sion in every line of his body. "River,

s happening is that the Moon got bored an

but close enough that the bond thrums bet

kn

s small, an

air between us feels heavy, electric,

ow. "I'll give you space. But don't run from

alks away befor

n the floor, heart pounding in

exactly how I feel, undone, glowing faintly u

e bubbles," I mutter.