Nora POV I’d like to think of myself as semi-rational most of the time. Smart. Someone who learns from their mistakes. Someone who takes the high road when necessary—even if I so badly want to consider if Samael was right about these creatures not being worth saving. Jack was the only reason I even tried to be nice to Kai. I bit my tongue, smiled when I felt like melting her face off. She tried to gauge me. She’s smart. I will absolutely give her that. But that’s probably what happens when you spend a summer with your boyfriend making out in a library. You probably learn to read a book once in a while. It’s not her fault. She doesn’t know. She has no idea her boyfriend has an extensive past. With me. I see the suspicion, but even so, Kai—whom I suspect isn’t

