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ThisHood firstbad wolf What she felt ue as terror

"What do you want?" I ask

He folds his leg across his knee "Well, Nathan toldif it’s true"

There’s no use denying it "Nathan wasn’t supposed to tell anyone!" I say loudly, hoping Nathan hears , I have been atteive him answers It’s natural that he should confide in le That much is clear I just don’t knohat it is yet

"I am not the devil," I say "I as you want me to be I am just a person A person who borrows other people’s lives for a day"

"But can’t you see the devil at work?"

I shake my head "No There was no devil inside of Nathan There is no devil inside of this girl There is onlyYes, you are inside of these bodies But what’s inside of you, my friend? Why do you think you are the way you are? Don’t you feel it could be the devil’s work?"

I speak calmly "What I do is not the devil’s work"

At this, Poole actually laughs

"Relax, Andrew Relax You and I are on the sao"

I make a move to leave, but as I anticipated, he blocks me He pushes Ainsley back to the sofa

"Not so fast," he says "I’rin disappears And for ain his eyes I’m not sure what it is, but it paralyzes ive me credit for," Poole says "Do you think this is an accident? Do you think I’ious zealot here to exorcise your de such things, what I’ for? The answer is you, Andrew And others like you"

He’s fishing He has to be

"There are no others like ain at me "Of course there are, Andrew Just because you’re different, it doesn’tI don’t want to knohat he’s saying

"Look at me," he commands