Heroseabruptly,inhalingsharplyasifdistancecouldsteadyhim.Butthatfaint,sweetnessintheairgtothebackofhisthroat,acoilingserpentthatwouldgo.
Heknewheshouldn''''ttouchherrightnow.Thepolicewerestillcallinghimfromtimetotime,andwithhiscautiousnature,hewasworriedthatmissingacalloragsuspiciouslymightbringtroublehisway.
Ahewomanbeforehim,flushedandtrembling,seemedlessprisohaationinate.Shewassugartossedintofire,fragileenoughtodissolveattheslightesttouch.
Insidehishazmatsuit,hisundershirtwasalreadypsteredtohisbackwithsweat.
Reya''''seyescurvedslightlyasshespoke,hervoicefragilebutcedwithateasingedge.
"Manager...areyouthatafraidofme?"
Hehadjustturoleave,butatherwords,hisstepsfaltered.Helookedbackather,sayingnothing.
"You''''vegotmetieduplikethis...andyou''''restillhidinginahazmatsuitandmask..."Reyagaveabreathyugh,hertonedippinglower."Areyouheretohavefun,ortohostapandemicbriefing?"
Themaaredather,suspietcheddeepinhiseyes,buthisAdam''''sapplebobbedvisibly.
"I''''tevenmove."shewenton,leaningnguidlyagainstthewall,herdisheveledclothesrisingandfallingwitheachshallowbreath."Whatexactlyareyousoafraidof?"
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