HE SMILED. "IN THE flesh."
"But—how? What about Rex?"
"Shh." He placed a finger over her lips. "Listen to me. Rex is gone for the moment. Right now, it's me, Ian. Only Ian."
"But—"
"I went into Rex's body when I saw him attacking you." He closed his eyes in anger and regret.
She still looked uncertain. "Your eyes, your voice, even your face. I don't understand."
"When you get dressed up for Halloween are you really a vampire or a princess or a spaceman?"
Paige shook her head.
"You're just wearing a costume for the evening. Inside, underneath the facade, you’re still yourself. Right?"
She nodded.
He smiled. "That's what this is like. I'm borrowing a costume in order to stop the jackass who was hurting you."
Tentatively Paige reached up to caress his face. “When I touch you, do yo
