“Boop—argh!” Jay catches her wrist before she can make contact. His eyes snap wide, the gray irises almost swallowed entirely by throbbing black pupils. “Did you not learn your lesson last time?” His voice is low as if to keep from waking his aunt down the hall. There is also a ragged quality to it, since he was asleep only moments ago. Or maybe … maybe it’s something else that makes it ragged. Something Winnie doesn’t recognize or want to examine too closely. At least not right now, when she feels so, so good. “Never startle a nightmare, Winnie.” “But you’re not a nightmare.” She grins at
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