Chapter 45
Gideon whirled with a growl, the man slumping to the floor. He didn’t pay any attention as the second slithered past to help his friend, his golden gaze locked on Jesse.
“You’re trying awfully hard to get my attention, boy,” he warned.
Jesse couldn’t help but shiver at the familiar epithet. “Gideon, you have no idea. Do I have it now?”
Reaching over his shoulder, Gideon tore the bolt out of his flesh with a sickening squelch, curling his fingers around it. “Wrong question.”
Jesse could still hear murmuring from downstairs. If he could hear the guests in the library, Gideon could, too. He needed to lure Gideon away from the library and away from the doors. Jesse didn’t think that would be a problem now. If he ran, Gideon would follow.
“What’s the right question?”
Gideon smiled. “It’s not whether or not you have my attention. It’s whether or not you want it.”