“Yes.” The answer came fast, without hesitation, without thought. “I want to go.”
“Hold on here.” Gideon faced off with Jesse, in spite of the dirty look Michelle shot him. “Just a few minutes ago, you were telling me Emma could handle herself. Now you want to get her out of here?”
“That was before I knew what we were facing. This demon was strong enough to steal John’s power. I had to use the darkest magic against him that I had ever used in my life. Ethan almost died in the process. If she wants to go, we should go.”
Gideon had no idea who this Ethan was, but he didn’t recognize this version of Jesse arguing with him now. The Jesse he’d met hadn’t been afraid to turn a crossbow on him, had tossed aside a weapon to face him head-on. The Jesse he’d met had stated incessantly that they h
