Chapter 0715

I open my mouth to say more, to explain everything, but Jackson wraps a gentle hand around my arm.

"They already know about what Blythe said about Juniper," Jackson whispers to me. I turn my face up to him in surprise. "I told them when you were in the shower."

"We have a call out to mom," Rafe says quietly, looking at me curiously. "But you don't have...like any idea about how he knew her? Just that she said something to him about...you?"

I shrug, shaking my head. "I don't know anything else," I say. "I was trying to get out of there as fast as I could. God, I should have -"

"Don't, Ari," Jesse says, looking at me sadly with his kind brown eyes. "There's no way you could have known."

I let my eyes drop to the floor. "Two," I whisper, exhausted. "Two boys dead in one day."

"It's horrible," Rafe agrees, nodding. "But if it helps...you saved a great deal more."

I look up at him, not understanding.

If you hadn't used your magic and taken down those helicopters, they'd have continued firing. They'd have taken many, many more of us out and gotten behind our lines. You saved

that. And even though it does nothing to dull how much I miss Tony, how sorry I am

him, grateful for

just sighs and

feet, clearly hating to do it but knowing he has

Jesse says, holding out a hand to me. "Let's go bother

I slip my hand into my

standing there. I frown in confusion at the little grey cat sitting on her shoulder, but there's no time to think about it as she falls forward, wrapping me in

so sorry," she whispers, holding me tight. "I heard what

to cry again, unable to help it, hating myself for it just a little bit. But hating so, so much

Daphne, we just got her

the little cat peering at me curiously. "When...when did you get a pet?" I murmur, lifting a

Jesse's," Daphne says,

Ineq

wrapping her up in a hug, pulling her tight against him.

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