It was almost like she didn’t speak at all. Jason kept picking at her with every move she made.
“Why don’t you take those off?” he startled her again as he followed main roads on their way out of the territory. “Let them dry.”
Renee obediently toed out of her shoes and left them under the heater.
… Sorry if they smell. My sister’s a troll.
… That’s not true. She only acts like one.
Renee frowned, backtracking through the day before. Could he hear her thoughts? Or were those unlinked events?
If he could, did he hear her now?
Renee peeked over at him cautiously.
Jason’s features seemingly stayed the same. It seemed that there was no intrusion between the layers of her issues or the thoughts she just shared. He remained the same.
Strange.
“Do you have back up?” Jason asked, kee
