Chapter 91

It had been a relief to hear that Ethan was there. Emma had slept poorly for the past two nights, haunted by the chaos of Ethan’s emotions. Thankfully, Jesse and Gideon had been far too busy with all their preparations to notice her distraction, or if they had, they’d had the grace not to comment on it. But she had still worried. She’d been tempted more than once to call Ethan and confirm that, yes, he was going to be there, but each time, she’d talked herself out of it. She feared the risk of losing his help at all. At least now she didn’t have to.