Chapter 13

Gideon only smiled as he got to work on the bacon, the sounds of Jesse working behind him as comforting as listening to his heartbeat. He had no qualms about taking Emma in while they tried to help her, but even more fascinating than having an empath under his roof was watching Jesse’s protective side come into play. Jess always rooted for the underdog, and whether it was a vampire who’d killed her human lover or a girl locked in a stockade, he followed his instinct to do the right thing.

It was one of the things Gideon loved most about him. Even those times when it was inconvenient or annoying.

He heard the bathroom door open as he was dishing out the last of the scrambled eggs, but refrained from commenting. He didn’t even speak when she slid noiselessly into her chair. Carrying the hot pan over to the sink, he rinsed it out and set to heating up his own breakfast.