She’d remembered him saying that the Forest and the brotherhood they had wasn’t perfect – and how he’d felt lonely but still proud to be part of something big like that. He’d mentioned thinking of leaving but also how he knew he belonged in the Forest helping people and saving lives. He mentioned Haley’s trouble a year back that had led him to joining Crichton – and then he’d continued on about how strong Haley had been, to overcome everything against him, and how Haley was easily the bravest man he knew.
Jess, of course, had cut off the second part to every one of those topics. She framed Tom to make him look like the bad guy, and unfortunately, she’d done a damn good job of it. She’d done such a good job that it had made her sick.
“Damn Shifters,” one of the execs said, but his voi
