Chapter 24

“As good as it would feel to string him up,” he said, “we need to know what he knows. There was more than one person there the other night, and we’re not even sure yet if he was one of them.”

Jess nodded and turned his attention back to her. “Emma, did you ever hear him talking about…the people, or the party? Did he ever mention anything around you at all? Did he ever…did he ever indicate you were in danger of becoming an exhibit yourself?”

She didn’t look away, in spite of the desperate desire to run. “Every single time he came to see me. Why do you think it was so hard for me to sleep? I was terrified of waking up and finding myself on the wall, or in a box, or in pieces.”

The wave of sensation that hit Emma from Jess was a strong combination of sympathy, horror, and disgust. “You should move fast on this,” Jess said, looking up to Gideon. “Do you need anything?”

“Just an address.”