Chapter 36

• "I... there's nothing wrong with you," she replied, a little dazed, moving away slightly. ‘I shouldn't stay close to him, it's bad for me, very bad.’
• He took her arm gently to prevent her from moving away.
• "Yes, there is something wrong with me, and with you too, even if you don't want to admit it," he said firmly, not breaking eye contact. "Something is happening to both of us, and that something can no longer be hidden," he expressed decisively.