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“I’m fine, it was just a stick.” He doesn’t seem convinced. “Rukh, what is this about? You’ve been abnormally anxious the past couple of days.”
He sighs, running his hand through his hair.
“I’m just worried that binding us was a mistake. I mean, I know there was no other way, but what if –”
“Stop. Nothing is going to happen. I’m glad that we’re bound. Truly, I am. You don’t need to worry about anything. I want to be with you forever. What could possibly go wrong?”
He considers what I’m saying, searching my eyes for one too-long minute.
“You’re right. I’m sorry. It’s just, after everything we’ve been through, it’s hard to accept that everything’s fine now.”
“I know. Believe me, I understand that. I’ve never been cared for like this in my entire life, and it’s certainly a transition for me. But it’s a good one. I wouldn’t change it for the world.”
“You mean that?”
“I do.” He nods, more to himself than me, and we continue walking.
Once we arrive, we make our first stop in a nice antique shop. There’s only so much that we can carry back to the cabin at once, so I try to limit myself in what I grab.
“This is beautiful. What do you think?” I ask, pointing to a painting of the mountains.
“I love it,” he says. “We need something like his to look at when we get sick of looking at the forest every day.”
“Exactly my thoughts.”
After grabbing a few more things, we decide to leave and check out another store.
“We should get some new stuff for the bed, like new blankets and stuff. I don’t exactly love the idea of sleeping in that witch’s sheets forever.”
“Agreed,” he says, and we set off in the direction of what looks like a linen store.
As we pass a group of men, I stop. Something feels wrong. I look behind us, in the direction of the men who just passed.
“What’s wrong? Did you know them?” Rukh asks.
I barely hear him as I take a step towards them. Then another, and another, until I’m basically following them.
“Annette.” Rukh grabs my arm, pulling me to a stop. “What are you doing? Have you lost your mind?”
“Maybe…” I trail off, still staring in their direction.
“Annette, look at me. Look at me,” he repeats. I finally do, but the feeling is so overwhelming that it’s hard for me to focus.
“I don’t know what’s happening. When those men walked by… I felt something. Like a bad feeling but worse.”
His eyes widen, and he looks back towards the men. “Did you feel it towards any of them in particular, or all?”
I look back at them, knowing instantly. “The one in the blue shirt.”
Rukh takes a step back, clearly shocked by something.
“What?” I ask.
“I don’t know why I didn’t think of this before. But it makes sense.”
“Rukh, what makes sense?”
“I think that you can sense evil now, like I can. When you’re around someone evil, you’ll get this feeling.”
