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He stills Green eyes penetrate, the fa in the darkness that has invadedback and the world co at ed carefully into a blank slate A trickle of blood leaks fro into his skin

“Oh rasp He catches it before it falls and gets stabbed on the way down My hands fly overSorry, Mako” My voice is muffled by my hands, but I know he heard me just fine

I’m absolutely horrified I almost killed him I actually almost killed him

I hear the knife clatter on the countertop behindslid down the counter, away fro and my hands away fly froasp from my throat, and my hands fall easily

His hands grip both my hips, and in one swoop, he lifts eson the catty-corner, where the two counters meet

“Mako! Careful!” I adunshot wound He’s mostly healed, but he’s still not one hundred percent yet He’s not allowed to lift heavy things, and I’orize me has a heavy object

He still hasn’t spoken a single word Oh, God He’s probably going to kick me out now I almost just sliced his neck open And what’s worse, is I’m actually capable of it

“What triggered you?” he asks finally, cupping a finger underreens

“The knife,” I admit reluctantly

“Why?”

I try to look away, but he jerks ain “Because the last time I used one, I hurt so a weapon into cut tomatoes with”

“Would it help if the knife beca different than a weapon?”

My brows pucker with confusion “What do youtorabs the knife with one hand, pulls out the collar ofthe fabric down the middle

“Mako,” I gasp, stunned The tip of the knife grazes h to leave a dull sting When I glance up at him, his eyes are concen

trating hard on the knife He’s grazing me on purpose