The Enemy's Embrace

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its across from me, his jaw tight, his eyes g

t that is bes

ogether, the weight of what he could ha

g on how I would get my revenge on

ryone, except me and when I know that I

im, com

have to ear

el

m but probing. "Do you remember anything more a

ow," he mutters, his tone edged with frustration. "There were graves, names, shado

I can use, but I need to be careful not to push him too far. "You don't remembe

. "No. I mean, I don't think so. I don't

ssity. "That is unusual, isn't it? For someone like you, someone with your... st

n his eyes before he masks it with indignation. "Of course

ask, keeping my voice neutral. "Why

ching the arms of the chair. "I don't know," he admits finall

as powerful as you, wandering around alone for days, unprotected? Especially when you say that th

doubt in his eyes. He is starting to thin

worth considering. Maybe... maybe someone wanted it that way. To keep

ce low and dangerous. "That the people I

gh to calm him, though in

ulnerable, whether you want to admit it or not. And people... well, people tend to take advantage of vu

ry, and he stands abru

"You think you can sit there and tell me that the

I say, meeting his anger with calm. "I'm just saying you should be careful. You ar

w clenched so tight I can see the muscles tw

part of me seethes. "Of course," I say, gathering my th

his gaze burning into my bac

ing against my skin. I walk quickly to my car, m

ring wheel tightly and pull out my phone. My br

asks. "How

any therapy

u get a

ly, he has been visitin

eed to figure out a

plan," I tell him as I

? What

t the house. "but I will let you know when it plays out,

the pressure on. And be careful.. We can't afford f

se twists in my stomach. This isn't ho

me, are you?" he asks, hi

y quickly.

again, and the

nger seat. The plan is working, but the closer I get to A

ts, Maeve. For