Chapter 6

“I talked to you.” He clutched at his hair. “Did you understand what I said?” he said, staring wildly at Wesley Black. “When you were a dog, did you understand what I was saying?” His voice became increasingly high pitched. Please say no, please say no. Jared felt ill. He had spilled his soul to the dog, emptied his heart and felt comforted, and…. Oh Christ, he had even told the dog his darkest, most shameful secret, and now that dog was a man…Oh Christ! Jared felt sick. He had told him secrets about the Department. Told him about Matthew.

He could barely breathe.

“What?” Wesley Black looked up at him. Suspicion in those green eyes.

“You heard me, didn’t you? You heard everything that I said. You understood me.” Jared’s voice was a horrified whisper.

“I could understand what you were saying, if that’s what you mean.” Wesley Black was regarding him oddly.