Chapter 10Even though Gideon had taken the time to show off in front of their guests and make a great dinner, Jesse could barely touch his food. His appetite was gone, and his mind was back in the library, on the book he had carefully placed in his safe. He wasn’t prepared to talk about everything he had read—or fully work out the implications—but everybody seemed to sense that. Or they were too tied up in other thoughts to think about pressing Jesse.
A part of him would have even been happy if Dominique had chosen that moment to bound into the kitchen, full of enthusiasm and stories about people Jesse didn’t know. Except, it was Friday night and Dominique had opted to spend the night at a friend’s house. Michelle had retired to her room without even pausing for dinner, but Jesse supposed
