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“It’s up there,” she said softly

He followed her gaze and could only shake his head in wonder at the artwork adorning the ceiling This he could see, without any trouble It wasn’t concealed by ick

The entire universe, it seemed, had been depicted with an enor enough to let so small

Like an eagle

A feeling of dread erupted inside of him, and he took a step toward her

“You’re not doing this alone” His breathing beca loudly into the chamber “I won’t allow it”

Skye shook her head and her voice was tense “There’s no choice”

Jagger took another step toward her even as his eyes began to shrewdly inspect the cavern He uar foret to it?

“Fuck!” he shouted, exasperated and pissed off “I won’t let you go alone” He clenched his hands together and his face darkened with elowed as a ferocious snarl erupted from deep within his chest “I won’t”

He nailed her with a look that brooked no argument “It’s not acceptable There has to be another way”

His ain he bleakly wondered what it was he thought he could accomplish He wanted to protect her and felt helpless at his inability to do so

“There is no other way, Jagger” Skye bit her lip and shook her head “I have to do this, otherwise …” Her voice trailed away until there was nothing but the heavy weight of silence between them

He closed his eyes, not wanting her to see his pain His weakness Inside his soul, the

great jaguar stirred, agitated and alarhly, not able to finish his sentence and articulate what his

She closed the space between therabbed his face with an intensity that hit hi to his skin like he’d been wrapped inside of her, and his body responded ferociously