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It wasn’t until that moment, when I looked directly at him, that I realized what it was that I liked so much about him He had eyes just like o Get him Get out of here"

Ezra was already a blur in the trees ahead of me He had a far better sense of direction than I did, so I had to catch up with hirace lately, but at this speed, it became i and hit my head on several branches By the time I came to the small lake, I was covered in snow and pine needles

Ezra stopped sharply, and I didn’t notice hiht into hi off his back, I fell to the ground I crouched, preparing to stand up, but then I glis and I froze

His eyes were unreener than I reseveral inches in the last feeeks Thick stubble covered his face, but wasn’t quite a beard His clothes were filthy and ragged, and Peter had always prided hieous, and somehow, I had expected that to fade But it turned out that he was just plain stunning, and that had nothing to do hether I was bonded with hiht of hi happened Even when his eyes briefly er captivated me

"You brought her?" Peter asked Ezra, but it wasn’t lined with that faust and contempt he tried to hold for me Instead, he sounded nervous and concerned

"She insisted on co," Ezra said

An odd tension brewed between the like, "Alright, that’s enough Peter, let’s go ho He almost seemed afraid of Peter

I stood up and brushed round behind Ezra just didn’t feel right

"She can’t fight the at ht," Ezra said

"Did you come here to die then?" Peter looked pained and pale under the ht, and his words echoed off the trees around us So shivers down my spine

"Peter," Ezra tried to reason with hi to do with it