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Chapter 12

Io stood before him, shivering, still sporting just a towel. He looked miserable, his red puffy eyes evidence that he’d been crying. The same stench of fear rolled off of him that had been like a cloud of perfume around Daisy. A sensation Cinder wasn’t familiar with stirred inside. It took a surprising amount of strength not to waltz across the room and draw Io close to him.

There would be time for that later.

At the moment there were a few things he wanted to get out of the way.

“Io.” He slowly shook his head. “I don’t even know where to begin.”

“I’m sorry, please,” Io got out weakly, a hand fluttering to his mouth.