Chapter 59

“John’s bad news, Jonah. There’s a reason Jesse didn’t go to him. And this Guardian stuff, this is his idea of Christmas.”

Jonah’s eyes darted around, over Jesse’s shoulder, back to Jesse. “I didn’t know. Nobody told me. And he didn’t even know who Castelain was when I asked him.”

“Nobody told you because it’s none of your fucking concern. But since you obviously believe everything is your concern, I’ll make it really, really clear for you. The only person John cares about is John. The only thing John cares about is power. I made the mistake of giving him the power of a Guardian. That was stupid of me and I shouldn’t have done it. But at least John didn’t knowhe had that power. Until you cheerfully told him. So let’s talk about it.”

“Jesse…” He hadn’t even noticed Michelle stand, but she was at his side. The power, his power, flowing from her body did little to soothe him. He shook her off.