Chapter 69

“Just remember you’re not the only one carrying the load here,” he said. “The only person we should be blaming is John.”

“I know. He made his choices. Like the rest of us. And now we have a chance to fix it.”

And they would. Because now, they had no other options but to face everything they had both ignored. 17

Jesse would always be loyal to those he considered a friend, and a part of him still considered John as a friend. He was personally embroiled in this mess because he helped John, and John had been willing to save Gideon and Emma from Castelain when they were attacked. John and Gideon might have a history, but he and John had a history, too. If that friendship was still there—if even a remnant of the respect they had once shared was still present—then perhaps they could reach a compromise? A treaty of sorts?