I waited while Jackson stood and I knew Brodie was just as worried as I was. I had my hands up in front of me defensively, but they wouldn’t do me much good against Jackson. I let out a sigh of relief as he shifted and knew it meant that for the time being, at least he didn’t intend to attack us. His eyes were still focused on me. I could feel them burning into me.
“What was that?” He asked me nervously.
“I can heal, but it burns while it’s working. Sorry. I’m also sorry for hitting you. I just didn’t want you two to kill each other.” I shrugged my shoulders as though it was nothing. The way he was talking to me had changed completely from how he was at the camp.
“Thank you for healing me. Most people in your position would have left me to die.” His eyes dropped slightly, growing wide
