Chapter 10
Jesse waited for Gideon without moving, his mind working over each detail they had acquired, trying to fit them into a new pattern. He knew he was missing too much of the picture to make something coherent out of the mess, but that didn’t stop him from trying. A lead weight had settled in his stomach, and he hoped Jules didn’t know Michael was behind it.
When the door finally opened, Jess spoke without looking up. “We had some visitors. Derek tracked down the owner of the apartment, Michael Juarez. He was murdered. Rina gave us an ID on the girl. Her name was Jules. She was Michael’s cousin.”
He heard rather than saw Gideon remove his jacket, dropping it over the back of the chair before sitting down on the couch. “I got another name to throw at you,” Gideon said. “Xavier. An
