Chapter 29

“What happens now?” David asked. “Are you going to return the book?”

Jonah looked at him sharply. “What? Why would I do that?”

“He means, yes,” Derek said.

“No, I don’t.”

“You can’t keep it. It’s stolen property.”

“I really don’t think the government is going to bother extraditing me over one old book.”

“I think you should return the book,” Jesse said. “David can take it back.”

“But…” Jonah started.

“After we’ve had the chance to read it. It’s not a very big book.”

“I don’t know about that, Jesse—”

“It won’t take us long, Uncle Derek.”

“Us?” Derek looked between them. “You don’t really think I’m going to let you stay involved in this, do you?”

If anybody had the right to boss Jonah around, it was probably Derek. But every time Derek tried to dictate what Jonah was going to do, it made Jesse’s hackles rise.

“How long do you think it’ll take to read?” David asked.

“Depends on if I need to translate anything,” Jesse answered. “By tomorrow, probably.”