my fingers close around jennifer 's without conscious thought . peter glared at him , head rising slightly . i feel safer with you on the throne . mason comes up from behind , wrapping his arms around my waist . maybe really seeing him for the first time since he got here . brooks walked out of that building and i felt like i could breathe again . he glared at the open door . city hall stood across the way . she could n't lose the element of surprise . riley had n't been unreasonable that night . 