Chapter 28

He was saved from knocking when David pulled the door open.

“Is Jonah awake?”

“No. Why?”

“Derek is downstairs. He’s got something Jonah needs to explain.”

“I’ll wake him.”

Derek hadn’t moved from his spot when Jesse returned. Less than a minute later, Jonah burst through the door, David following several steps behind.

“It got here?” Jonah went straight for the book Jesse had set on the counter, only to come up short when Derek stepped in front of him. “What?”

Derek looked grim. “Do I want to know what that is?”

Jonah glanced at Jesse, but he wasn’t going to give him the out he was clearly seeking. “No, probably not.”

“I think that you need to start from the beginning and tell us everything,” Jesse instructed.

“Is this what you stole from the pub?” David asked with surprising bluntness.

His direct question actually brought an embarrassed flush to Jonah’s cheeks. “I just wanted the chance to read it. They wouldn’t let me even look at it.”