"Good," he says. It would be best if it were kept that way, but he doesn't say that part. It's clear Cassie knows as well as he does that keeping what she can do a secret is of the utmost important.

"It's fine," he tells her. "I'm very good at keeping secrets, you don't have to worry about me." John can withstand the kinds of torture that would have most people screaming within moments and while he's sure there's someone out there who would be able to break him, he's yet to meet that person.

"Are you alright, though?" he asks. "It sounded like that car hit you pretty hard."