THE PROFESSOR'S DIRTY CLAIM
Damian crushed the drive under his heel.
The blue light died.
Silence.
Alex lay trembling, covered in sweat, tears streaming down his face.
Damian pulled him into his arms immediately, holding him so tightly it hurt.
“I’ve got you,” he whispered over and over. “I’ve got you. You’re back. You’re mine. You’re you.”
Alex clung to him, sobbing.
“It used me… it made me… I felt everything…”
“I know. But you fought it. You won. You came back to me.”