“The Shadow Voice,” she gritted out, squeezing her hands into fists to resist the urge to plunge them back into her disheveled tresses. “It kept telling me I was embarrassing last night—when we, you know—and it wouldn’t stop. Over and over and over and over and over—” “Hey. Look at me.” She hadn’t even realized her eyes were closed. “Take a deep breath,” he instructed when she finally opened her eyes. “In. Out.” She did as he said. “Again.” In. Out. “One more time.” In. Out.
