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He looks up at me, and then his eyelids fall shut

I s it’ll rouse him, but he doesn’t move His forehead is cool and clammy I check his pulse There’s no question that his heart is beating

As I’ over him, his body twitches and his eyes snap open When he seeshard, and then he scrambles back, wide-eyed

“Declan?”

He holds his hands out, shaking hard Then he looks down,

“Are you all right?”

He looks confused

“It’s just Finley…here to help you”

He looks up at me, but the terror on his face won’t dissipate

“Sailor…you know ht?”

I watch him s

“Siren,” I say gently “We met on the island”

Once again, he looks around When his gaze lands on rimace

“Finley…” he rasps “So with me”

When I close the distance between us, he pullsbody quakes againstto make him feel he’s not alone