"No, of course not... What could they do to me?"
Zoe Pierce had to grab onto Miles Sherman's and Nathan Lockwood's hands to keep them from joining Aaron Xavier and Chase Shaw, who were choking the captives so hard they were on the verge of suffocating.
It was certainly difficult to restrain a conscious Zoe Pierce without hurting her.
When Zoe Pierce said this, Nathan Lockwood and Miles Sherman were the first to understand.
Immediately, Aaron Xavier and Chase Shaw let go as well.
Worry had clouded their judgment.
The moment they entered the spaceship, the pheromones inside had simply gone to their heads.
Then, seeing her disheveled clothes, their minds instantly jumped to the worst conclusions.
That sense of fear and worry spiraled out of control, overwhelming their reason and turning entirely into rage and anxiety.
But once they calmed down, they knew—the suppression patch on the back of Zoe's neck had been torn by her own hand.
