In that moment he was painfully aware that what he had told Jem was not “the whole of it.” There was more truth. “ I could never hate you Will, no matter how hard I tried,” she had said. Will’s guts contracted as he saw another face, a pair of steady blue-gray eyes looking up at his. Jem’s gaze was steady on his face, steady and silver in the wavering light of the fire.“I could never hate you, William.” “That is all of it,” said Will, who had been pacing back and forth as he spoke, and had only now paused to look at Jem. That had been the end of the music: Jem laying his violin down with a startled look and leaning back, tensed as if he were readying himself for whatever Will might throw at him. He had been playing it when Will had come in and, without preamble, announced that now was the end of pretense: Will had a confession to make, and he meant to make it now. His violin was propped against the side of the chair. He was sitting at his desk, one of his legs bent up on the chair beneath him he looked very young. Scene cut from Clockwork Prince – Will tells Jem about his secret
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