Part 32 (2/2)

Amber sighed, lowering her head. Her voice breaking, she said, ”I don't know what I am, Will.”

He slid an arm around her shoulders and turning, began walking her back to the boat and the others. ”You think you've got problems? I'm in love with a vampire.” That made her laugh, just a little. He was glad to hear it. She leaned her head on his shoulder. ”Sorry about almost getting you killed.”

”I've been almost getting killed my entire adult life, kid. Think nothing of it.”

The boat came into sight, and he helped her in, let her have the seat, then wedged himself onto the floor with Sarafina.

Fina searched his eyes, a question in hers. He gave his head a slight shake, left, then right.

Then Rhiannon caught his eyes, her own guiding them to follow her gaze to a small speck far out in the water.

He narrowed his. It looked like...a man, in a rowboat.

Rhiannon looked at him again. Her brows furrowed. Will thought he knew what she was thinking.

Sarafina looked from one of them to the other. ”You didn't find him?” she asked. ”You didn't find Stiles?”

Will said softly, ”No.”

”But...that means he could have survived the fall. That means...”

”It means we didn't find the body,” Will said. ”And that's all it means, Fina.”

But he could see by the look in her eyes that she thought it might mean more, and he couldn't quite keep himself from wondering if it did.

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