I didn’t want to get to that point without knowing what it meant.
“No. Not those ones. Trust yourself; the ones you have will protect you. They called to me when they felt the others trying to get in, but you have to be more aware if they appear to you, Lorelai.
“They are leeches. The longer you talk to them, give them your full attention, the longer they distract you and suck the life out of you, literally,” he urged, and I swallowed hard, remembering Nikolai’s comments about my blue lips.
How close had I been to death?
“But they asked me for permission to get inside, why would they do that if they could get in anyway?” I asked, and Brax sighed, looking over me like he was trying to figure out how much to tell me before leaning closer.
“The others don’t think you should know this muc
