"Riven, we, I, can explain."
He took a few shaky steps towards me, throwing aside the weapon he had held in his hand.
Jake stood, "Jesse has been giving her herbs. It made her think she had feelings for me. Nothing happened. I realized he had done something. Gave him a beating."
Riven pulled me into his chest, kissing the top of my head, "f**k, you have no idea how happy I am to see you," he glanced over at Jake, "Thank you, turns out you're a good guy after all."
"Are you okay? Did Carl find you?" I asked, still against his chest.
"They are coming. When he told me you were here, I wanted to get to you as fast as possible," he turned to Jake, "Did you feel the change? One of the last Rogue's got to him when he wasn't paying attention. I tried to help him, but..."
Jake nodded sadly an
