I was preparing to meet Julian Avery.
“Why do we need him?” Adam asked, displeasure lacing his tone.
“He’s not for us. He’s for me,” I replied.
“For what?”
“How do you not understand? Valuable advice is worth more than money. He’s already walked the path we’ve only just begun. He can help me avoid fatal mistakes.”
“I don’t like this man,” Adam concluded flatly.
“He doesn’t need to please you,” I said, adjusting the Wolf’s Eye pendant at my throat like the final touch on an outfit.
“I’ll go with you,” Adam said.
“Didn’t you just admit you dislike him?” I countered.
“That’s exactly why I’ll come with you, Clara.”
“No. John will be more than enough,” I answered firmly. “Besides, it won’t take more than an hour. Why are you so unsettled?”
His brow furrowed.
“If I didn’t know you be
