Chapter 37

He got JT’s voicemail and left a quick message, asking for him and David to call before returning to the house. Though security was greatest there, JT might have a different thought about Carly and their plans, as well as an opinion about how best to proceed. As the strongest of the four of them, Gideon was ready to yield to his authority on this. It wasn’t easy; he hated not being in control. This time, though, there was no choice.

Any other day, the continued rain would have been a godsend. It made it infinitely easier to travel by day, especially when his destination in mind was a quiet Chicago suburb. Black John Brewer was the darkest mage in town, probably the darkest mage Gideon had ever known. Their relationship went back over a century, a diabolical partnership that had fractured at the first sign of difficulty, but the ties had lingered into the present day. Jesse was part of the reason for that. He had befriended Black John without knowing his history with Gideon.