*Jessica*

For a long moment everything was still and silent. Robin, the people in the seats, the people recording, and the people who must have been watching the stream just stared at us.

That was fine, because I just stared right back.

Robin eventually broke the silence by asking a short, simple question. “What made you come back, Jessica?”

I stared back at him, and it was like looking at the person who had replaced Linc while she was under the spell. This person ...