[ His alarm made her heart race, leaving her mostly ignorant to the relief that he didn't immediately dart off the bed to start packing. ]
Then why hasn't he made a move? [ There were two reasons she could think of: He didn't have the manpower to take on both Jess and Shadow (and was perhaps gathering it), or he was waiting for Jess to become precious enough to Shadow that his father could threaten her safety for leverage. The latter seemed overreaching. Shadow cared for her a foolish amount even before she gave him a place to crash.
The third option was that his father didn't know. But the guy sounded pretty powerful and Shadow hadn't gone into his limitations. Assuming the worst was more prudent than thinking positively. ]
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Then why hasn't he made a move? [ There were two reasons she could think of: He didn't have the manpower to take on both Jess and Shadow (and was perhaps gathering it), or he was waiting for Jess to become precious enough to Shadow that his father could threaten her safety for leverage. The latter seemed overreaching. Shadow cared for her a foolish amount even before she gave him a place to crash.
The third option was that his father didn't know. But the guy sounded pretty powerful and Shadow hadn't gone into his limitations. Assuming the worst was more prudent than thinking positively. ]