“What is it?”
Michelle shot him a withering look. “A blanket.”
“Oh, right. Of course. It’s a beautiful blanket.”
“It’s for Dominique. I wanted to get it finished tonight.”
“Why?”
“Because it would have been rude to leave her an unfinished blanket.”
Jesse straightened. “What are you talking about?”
“It’s time, Jess.”
“It’s not.”
“Yes. It is.”
“I haven’t performed the final task.”
Michelle smiled at him. A smile of surpassing beauty and patience. The sort of smile that warmed her eyes. It made Jesse want to cry. “You have. You identified that Castelain would remain a problem, and decided to do what you had to do to prevent her from hurting anybody else. You risked your relationship with Gideon, instead of bowing to his wishes. You risked Emma’s safety, even though it would have be
