He lifted her up enough to put her head in his lap. Jonah stroked her forehead and considered everything they had learned over the past twenty-four hours. Joseph had betrayed her. Set her up to be murdered more than once. Cyrus—bastard that he was—hated Apollo enough to take his rage out on the woman who just happened to share DNA with his master. The fact that Eva loved him enough to sacrifice herself for him.
Jonah didn't know what to think. He didn't. As Reena had said, it was so much in such a short period of time. But the more he caressed her face, the more he relaxed. The more the anger began to seep away.
"Your anger is to mask fear, son." Apollo stepped forward. "You are afraid of your own passing, yes. But I believe it is more than that. I believe you are as afraid of losing Eva
