?I healed you. That?s my gift,? she answered as she smiled back at
him, suddenly looking exhausted.
?Thanks,? Matt said. He allowed himself to be moved toward
Hector?s truck. ?Wait. Where?s Claire?? Helen was out of the truck
and barreling down on Matt before her mother could even hold out
an arm to stop her.
?What do you mean ?where?s Claire??? Helen demanded, balling
her fists so hard her arms started shaking. ?Where did you last see
her??
?The front seat,? Matt replied weakly as he gestured toward his
car.
Jason?s whole body went rigid. Moving so fast he was little more
than a blur, Jason tore the door of the car off with one hand and
tenderly scooped Claire out from underneath the dashboard with
the other. She was unconscious, bleeding, and as limp as a wet cotton
doll.
?No,? Jason whispered to her. ?You were supposed to stay away
from me.? He placed his lips a hair?s width away from hers and
held statue still.
?How is she?? Ariadne asked urgently.
?She?s breathing,? he said after a moment, his voice breaking. He
lifted his head up and met his twin?s eyes.
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?Well, can you heal her or not?? she asked him calmly, as though
she and her twin had prepared themselves for this.
He clenched his jaw and nodded, but didn?t speak, carrying
Claire into the back of the truck and holding her carefully on his
lap while everyone else organized.
?I?ll take care of Matt?s car and meet you back at home,? Lucas
said to Hector, already obscuring the particulars of the wreck by