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"That’s what he infected Thoured it out "The worer and thirst--your body tries to fight therow … and they want to reach water before they die That’s why people keep going overboard and drowning"
While I spoke, Asher watchedHe reached into the pocket of his torn pants, then held out four pills on his palm "I saw him take one of these That must be what they’re for To kill the wor to share theot I had them," Asher said as she tsked "I didn’t knohat they were for until now"
Claire stared him down At least I wasn’t the only one who kneas a liar I knew he didn’t get sick--but that wouldn’t stop hi them all for me
"So we’re all infected--" Rory said, finally satisfied now that we’d confired "I don’t know Soht have natural immunity, or luck, but Nathaniel doesn’t seem like the type to take chances"
"How do you know all this?" Hal asked
"We’d worked together Like I said"
"You helped hi the knife anyo," Asher explained, shaking his head "And I didn’t help, sowith faint praise, I know" Asher looked around the room to include the rest of the ship, then spoke directly to me "If I’d known it would lead to this, I sure as hell wouldn’t be here"
"I know," I told hi with our travel plans to bring us here as punishht now
Emily’s face crinkled "I don’t want there to be wor her hair
Asher pushed his hand out "I don’t need one of these And I’est the rest of you all take one" Asher offered the pills on his palm to me I picked one up, and then he offered the rest of them around Rory took one, then Emily, and then it was down to Claire and Hal
"I suspect sirens are iospel, and popped the pill into his mouth
I held the pill up "What is it?" They were faintly tan, pressed without any s that it could be
"I don’t know But I know he takes the it "Forto ignore visions of the slowly spinning things dying in Raluca’s torso--and how Raluca had seemed fine I sed drily
"Edie, I can’t lose you"
He couldn’t loseunknown and likely experimental medicine didn’t seeh? Or of ot off this boat? I leaned into Asher’s shoulder so I wouldn’t have to see the look in his eyes "I never should have left you," he whispered, his head by my ear
"I know"
"I’y "We can have another child though, Edie If it can happen once, it can happen again I need you"
"I need you, too," I said, because it was the truth
Asher pulledhis fear "Please, just take the pill"
"Okay" I’d seen so many patients palm pills before that I kneasn’t hard I put my hand to my mouth, faked a s, and felt him nod
"Thank you" His relief was palpable
"What now?" I asked as he turned around He didn’t seethe unure out how to get off this boat"
CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE
Asher stood quietly for aby his side I’d never be the kind of woht to anyone else, but it was nice, deep-down-in-ain Despite the odds, with Asher around I al equidistant fro to keep an eye on everyone as supernatural at once, and Claire and Hal hispering to each other just as Asher and I had been Emily had the radio up to her ear in the semblance of a cell phone Asher saw this and nodded at her "Hey Eed and handed the radio out to hi dramatically backward to be out of his way
"The runted, turning up the volues I couldn’t understand crackled through, sounding just as excited as they had when Hal had done the same earlier Asher narrowed his eyes and held the TALK button down
"Hello, is anyone out there? Can you hear me? Hallo, is daar iemand daar buite? Kan jy my hoor? Alo, este cineva acolo? Poți să h three different languages in quick succession "What is happening? Are there any survivors?"