Audrey screamed. Startled. Until she realized that the voice hadn’t belonged to Marius. The arms pulled her in tightly, nestling her against the warm chest of someone else. She willed herself to calm down as the crowd turned to her as one big unit. More and more of the people around her began to murmur as they glanced at her and looked away again. “Audrey…” The voice spoke again, this time confirming its owner. Audrey would recognize that voice anywhere, at least, she thought she could. “I-I… thought you weren’t coming… that you wouldn’t be here… that you weren’t here…” Audrey found it difficult to find her voice, and when she did it was in pieces and with a shaky breath. The two arms turned her around. Her eyes found the upper chest of Ker

