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But inside it feels like I’ed, like I’ve just lost everything I care about

I bring ht, like I’m about to float away

What’s happening?

No, that’s not quite right

What’s going to happen?

Suddenly the air in ins to warp and shih It should rounded, but it doesn’t

Then he appears

Looking beautiful

As always

Though, surprisingly, he’s wearing jeans and a hoodie

Usually when he visitshis boxers and a T-shirt or so at all

“Where have you been?” I ask hi his clothes, as the Veil behind him fades away

He doesn’t move Stands where he is

The sick feeling in ets worse

What’s happening?

Why does this feel weird?

“I was out,” he says Jaw stern, clenched Like he’s holding so sowith him?

“Are you okay? Why are you out in the ht?”

“I had some business to attend to”

“Demon business?”

He shakes his head Why are his eyes so cold?

“Jacob,” he says

“Ah,” I say with a nod “And what did the All-Powerful Oz say?”

A pained look comes across his face for a moment

Jay doesn’t show a lot of emotion He doesn’t really have a lot of emotion, to be honest So this crack in his façade has hter

I sit up straighter and swingover to him

“Stay right there,” he says, holding out his palm

“What? Why?”

“You’re going to make this more difficult”

I stare at hi any of this “What the hell are you talking about? Make what more difficult?”

You know, so whispers inside me You know that lately he’s been distant That he’s not over much That he never invites you over anymore That he hasn’t said he loves you in a while You know all this