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“You think I'm keeping something from you?” I demanded, too angry to control the disgust in
my voice“You think I confided that to my Comforter?”
My anger didn't faze herPerhaps, given her strange personality, she was used to such reactionsI think you're telling me what you know But I don't think you're looking as hard as you
couldYou're growing sympathetic to your hostYou're letting her memories
unconsciously direct your own desiresIt's probably too late at this pointI think you'd be more
comfortable moving on, and maybe someone else will have better luck with her“Melanie would eat them alive!”
Her expression froze in place
She'd had no idea, no matter what she thought she'd discerned from KathyShe'd thought
Melanie's influence was from memories, that it was unconscious
“I find it very interesting that you speak of her in the present tense
I ignored that, trying to pretend I hadn't made a slip“If you think someone else would have
better luck breaking into her secrets, you're wrong
“Only one way to find out
“Did you have someone in mind?” I asked, my voice frigid with aversion“I'vegotten permission to give it a tryThey're going to hold
my host for me
I had to breathe deeplyI was shaking, and Melanie was so full of hate that she was past words
The idea of having the Seeker inside me, even though I knew that I would not be here, was so
repugnant that I felt a return of last week's nausea
“It's too bad for your investigation that I'm not a skipper
The Seeker's eyes narro