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@@@@@ In the moonlit garden cavern, we passed others who for the most part paid us no mindI was too often in the company of Jamie and Ian to cause any curiosity, though we weren't headed for the usual tunnels The one exception was KyleHe froze midstride when he saw his brother beside meHis eyes flashed down to see Jamie's hand in mine, and then his lips twisted into a snarl Ian squared his shoulders as he absorbed his brother's reaction?his mouth curled into a mirror of Kyle's?and he deliberately reached for my other handKyle made a noise like he was about to be sick and turned his back on us When we were in the blackness of the long tunnel south, I tried to free that handIan gripped it tighter ?I wish you wouldn't make him angrier,? I mutteredBeing wrong is sort of a habit with himHe'll take longer than anyone else to get over it, but that doesn't mean we should make allowances for him ?He frightens me,? I admitted in a whisper?I don't want him to have more reasons to hate me Ian and Jamie squeezed my hands at the same timeThey spoke simultaneously ?Don't be afraid,? Jamie said ?Jeb's made his opinion very clear,? Ian said ?What do you mean?? I asked Ian ?If Kyle can't accept Jeb's rules, then he's no longer welcome here?He's staying? so he'll just have to learn to deal We didn't talk again through the long walkI was feeling guilty?it seemed to be a permanent emotional state hereGuilt and fear and heartbreakWhy had I come? Because you do belong here, oddly enough,Melanie whisp