Her arms tighten around Warren's shoulders when he confirms that he'd been alone, with no one to lean on or hold onto, only people to worry over. "If I had seen him again, but not you, I would have drowned him."
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Her arms tighten around Warren's shoulders when he confirms that he'd been alone, with no one to lean on or hold onto, only people to worry over. "If I had seen him again, but not you, I would have drowned him."