“Yeah.” Aiden nodded again. “But it won’t be him.”
“f**k,” Greg said on a heavy blast of air. He covered his mouth again, looking at Aiden for what felt like a long time. “I won’t sever your bond,” he said at last. “I’m sorry. I can’t do that.” But he kept talking through Aiden’s miserable gulp of air. “But I think there’s a way you can…attenuate it. I read a thesis on it a few years ago. It was mostly hypothetical, but—”
“Okay, yes. I’ll do it,” Aiden said immediately. The relief flooding him felt almost like Light. “How does it work?”
Greg grimaced. “Let me get online.”
* * * *
“Okay. So.” Greg rubbed his hands together, looking around Tanner’s empty room. He was still standing in the doorway, since Aiden refused to let him in. He wouldn’t meet Aiden’s eyes.
Greg swallowed. “It’s a
