*Jay*
We begin walking again, but we are no longer holding hands. I feel the absence of her touch like a huge, aching chasm in my chest. How can I make her understand that if I’m not with the agency, I’d have no purpose in my life? As justified as I consider the death of Rockberry… the man was a vile beast… I see only two choices if I want to save her: let the murder go unsolved or allow only Eden to pay the price.
And only Eden paying the price brings its own complications, as I’ve already explained to Esma. I’m also almost certain it will cost me Esma. She won’t forgive me for arresting her sister and not her. Truth be told, I can see Esma marching into The agency headquarters and claiming she did the deed. The sisters would work together to confuse the courts… or they’d accept their
