Chapter 54

Jesse had told him about spotting a woman who’d looked like Emma at the Art Institute. Gideon wished he’d seen her for himself. That way he could know for sure whether or not Lizzie had seen the three of them together. She would recognize Gideon, that was certain. If it had been her, she’d recognize Jesse as well. He had to gauge her reactions closely.

He flashed the smile he’d used thousands of times before to charm unsuspecting victims. “What about you?” he asked, directing his question at Lizzie. “Would you be disappointed if we didn’t come back?”

She hardly spared a glance at Jesse. “He’s pretty enough, but don’t you think the wax was a little…tame?”

The disdain in her tone made him wonder how it was she could in any way be related to Emma. Even more, how could Emma think for a second Lizzie was a victim here?

“You like your art with a little more bite, I take it.”

“Yes,” she said, meeting his eyes evenly. “You’re a vampire. Don’t you?”