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She shouldn't go outside Ian had warned her not to She should not be so curious; it had hurt the woman Pandora But Selena couldn't care about that

She simply had to be out there, feel the breeze on her 210

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face, touch the dewy rass She put on her robe, then crept down the stairs and slipped outside

Night clung to the velvet blue sky In the distance, the sea and the forest were a giant, whispering black shadow

"You should be in bed"

Selena jumped at the unexpected voice and spun around

Andrew sat huddled in the shadowy corner of the porch, his legs drawn in close to his chest His pale, thin face appeared disembodied above his black-clothed frame Dark hollows accentuated his tired, bloodshot eyes

Sheout here?"

He shrugged "I don't like the daylight You've probably never noticed"

Selena was asha like that "You do not leave the house except at night?"

"No"

Selena couldn't i "When I feel the war me"

"Not me"

She heard pain in his quavering voice; it reached out to her, wrapped around her heart in a tight grip She took his hand in hers and urged hiht"