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KAIN
I hear her moaning all the way out in the hallway, that deep guttural animal cry of heat and passion. She’s never had that with me. She’ll never have that with me because she won’t let me get that close. The only time I was able to touch her without hurting her was in that field in Vermont. After I had expelled my electric energy — released my power to the hillside. But I don’t know how I did it. Every morning, I take to the cliffs and try to discharge that power once again.
Every day I fail.
I stalk toward the door to her bedroom — gray stone walls, light gray sheets, end tables of teakwood shiny enough to see yourself in. She hasn’t bothered with decorations — we may not be here that long.
She laughs — the shower. Markula’s probably f*****g her, claiming her before he lets E
