Not his life, but certainly all of hers, which is why she had sent Hila for him and no one else. She released a heavy sigh, uncurling a bit so she could glance into the bag.

I am, she said simply, The storm had an...adverse effect on my senses, including my empathetic ones. I couldn't filter the emotions of the city, my only option for survival was to leave.

Not just her own survival, which X might realize without her saying it, unfortunate perk of him knowing everything she had seen and done.

I seem to be back to normal now, she dropped her head again, But the damage has already been done.