Hears heartbeat

Naomi’s back thumped into the far wall and she pressed her shoulders flat against it. Her breath quickened and a strange urge to touch her cheek floated briefly through Ryn’s mind. “This is how I move.” She dropped to the floor.
“You could have just said so,” Naomi blurted, heart hammering in her chest like a cornered rabbit’s.
Ryn softened her bunched-up stance, and tried to approach with one hand raised as she might an animal she didn’t want to spook. “You didn’t believe me.”


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