he stopped some twenty yards away and turned back . i sit on the bed and put my head between my knees , clasping my hair at the nape of my neck . there was n't a thing he could do to help her . but he 'd found his soul-and it was trying to bind to him . if anything , he now seemed to enjoy the reaction in others . i called jack right away but he told me he was nearly here , '' she puffed . 