shadows.
Michael caught hold of
her. "Nikol, you can't!"
She struck at him, hard, shoved him back. "I'm going.
And so are you, you coward!"
Her hand closed over his
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Nikol stared at him, not comprehending. "But ... how?
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He shivered suddenly. He shouldn't be angry. That was
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Again, he'd been found lacking.
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