Chapter 26 Remote Control: A Tantalizing Discovery(26)

• Like a puppet with its strings cut, she collapsed forward, and I barely managed to catch her in my arms before she crashed into me. Cradling her against me, I gently ran my hand through her tangled hair. "Elayne? Love? Are you okay? I'm sorry, I shouldn't have--"
• I was silenced by a single finger, pressing against my lips. "I'm fucking perfect," she rasped. "But I'd kill for a glass of water right now.
• "Of course."