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James took his hand away from her throat and she sucked in some air. Tears ran down her cheeks as she coughed and gasped.
“Good Little Birdie. So pretty, so sweet, let me hear you tweet, tweet, tweet.”
Do not tell him he’s nuts.
Do not antagonize him.
“How . . . how do you keep finding me? That’s pretty clever of you.”
It made her sick to say that. To compliment him.
“Your toy, the one that goes woof.”
Squish? How would Squish help him find her . . . unless . . .
“You put a tracker in Squish?”
How had he managed that? She guessed that maybe he’d snuck into her room when she lived with Jenner. He must have somehow known that Squish was her most prized possession.
Oh, God.
Keep him talking.
Stay alive.
“How did you meet the Deity?”
“He came to me. Told me to follow you. To watch over you.”
Had he imagined that? He had to have, right?
“Were you the one who hurt Abe?” she asked.
His face tightened. “He never fucking liked me. But no, Andy did that. I got him to knock him out and turn off the cameras. So easy. Andy needed the money. And I had to punish you.”
“By drowning me.”
“You ran from me, Little Birdie. That’s not allowed.”
“So where is Andy?”
“Oh, I had to get rid of him. He might have talked.”
Holy shit.
Panic flooded her. Where was Gray?
“The cult no longer exists. And this Deity guy . . . he’s a fake. He’s not the real deal.”
“Shut up! Shut up! Shut up!” he screamed, tugging at his hair. “You know nothing.”
“I know that you’ve been duped. Because I’m not going to be yours.”
“If you’re not going to be mine, then maybe I should just kill you. Drain the impure blood from your body.”
Oh. Fuck.
Maeve, should have kept your big mouth shut.
