\u201cJac, wait.\u201d Neve lurched to her feet and stumbled after the healer. \u201cYou can\u2019t go alone.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll be fine,\u201d Jacqueline said over her shoulder. \u201cJust stay here and keep an eye on Phelan.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCameron can do that. I\u2019m coming with you.\u201d One look at Cameron confirmed that he\u2019d do what she wanted him to do–no matter how much he might not like doing it.<\/p>\n
Thanks be to the gods.<\/em><\/p>\n For a moment, it looked like Jacqueline might continue the fight, but she apparently thought better of it and sighed instead. \u201cAll right. Just…stay out of the way?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ll only help,\u201d Neve said, hobbling gingerly after Jacqueline. The other woman took pity on her a moment later and offered her shoulder to lean on. \u201cI don\u2019t want to screw this up for anyone. I want him back as much as you do.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAre you sure about that?\u201d Jacqueline muttered. Neve choked on a quiet laugh.<\/p>\n \u201cWell, maybe not quite as much. It didn\u2019t take long, did it?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s something about him,\u201d Jacqueline said softly as they made their way toward the tent and the world beyond. \u201cI can\u2019t even tell you what it is. It\u2019s not that he needed something even though I know that he really, really did. I just\u2014it just felt right. Being with him feels right. He just pisses me off.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHe pisses everyone off,\u201d Neve said with a faint smile. \u201cIt\u2019s part of who he is. He finds his way into the worst sorts of trouble and then somehow finds his way out again.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s not going to find his way out of this one without help,\u201d Jacqueline whispered. \u201cYou know that, right?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m abundantly aware of that,\u201d Neve said, then sighed. \u201cThat sort of thing doesn\u2019t happen often, but when it does, it\u2019s a doozy. This is a doozy to top them all.\u201d<\/p>\n Jacqueline paused, biting her lip. \u201cNeve, what am I going to do if she can\u2019t tell us what she did, what\u2019s wrong with him?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cShe\u2019ll tell us,\u201d Neve said. \u201cShe doesn\u2019t have a choice.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u201cJac, wait.\u201d Neve lurched to her feet and stumbled after the healer. \u201cYou can\u2019t go alone.\u201d \u201cI\u2019ll be fine,\u201d Jacqueline said over her shoulder. \u201cJust stay here and keep an eye on Phelan.\u201d \u201cCameron can do that. I\u2019m coming with … Continue reading