Chapter 81: Together.

JP’S PRESENCE VANISHED, leaving a sudden, echoing silence. Before the air could even settle, Nigel pulled Pete into him, wrapping all six tentacles around the alien’s frame. Pete felt strangely stiff, a tremor running through his muscles. A familiar, insistent thrumming vibrated through Nigel’s sense tentacle, a direct feed of Pete’s agitated thoughts. Something was deeply unsettling the chap.

Was it JP’s casual mention of mind-sharing? The ...