Chapter 29
“Her pain probably was very real, Emma. She’s not incapable of mourning. But just because a creature can feel pain over a loss doesn’t really mean they’re worth your sympathy. She doesn’t work with us because she wants to make the world a better place. As long as she feeds Gideon scraps of info and news, he won’t stake her. I don’t know what her relationship was like with Jules, but I wouldn’t be surprised if it was equally self-serving.”
Emma was nodding along with everything he said, but her expression seemed far from content. “Not knowing where to draw the line has always been my problem,” she said, rising to her feet. She retreated to the stairs that led down to the apartment. “I think I’m going to go lie down for a little bit. I’m feeling a little…overwhelmed from everything today.”