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That was before anyone had searched them, or the car. Jean-Claude's fingers closed around mine, and my heart stayed calm. He half-slid, half-threw the picture across the table at O'Brien. gambler who borrowed from his friends and never paid them back, a man whodeserted his wife and children, an epilep

I know I'd find it exhausting. He knew,diving into the clothes closet, finding the duffle bag full of old Army clothes, finding the chunk of steelthat lay at the bottom of that bag. I don't mean struck me, but there are a thousand ways to hurt someone you love that have nothing to do with physical violence. I didn't understand until the moment you said how afraid you were of being consumed.