"Need to have someone behind us I trust, Re." Jonah shifted and clasped his hands together. He brushed his shoulder against mine. "Evie, I know it's a lot to take in. Especially now."
I didn't respond. I was reeling from the revelation that Joey had stabbed me so easily in the back while smiling to my face.
Spader was the one who broke the silence. "You sure we can't just give him to Typhon? We'll throw Achilles in, too. Like a buy-one-asshole-get-one-free."
That was supposed to make me laugh. I couldn't. I closed my eyes and forced myself back to center. I had to focus on the show. On the Council's orders. My broken faith in Joey didn't matter at the moment. "Let's just get this over with." I said at last. "I really, really just want to go home and hide away from the world."
"Rome ain
