Chapter 36

What did it mean if the demon was actually a Guardian? That was the question that ran through his mind over and over. He hoped there was some passage, some encoded page, that would put that idea to rest. And he didn’t intend to take a break until he finished reading it, even if that meant that he and Jonah were locked in the library without break, and Gideon and David were left to their own devices.

I only see the girl who comes by to bathe me. But I don’t really see her. I just know she’s there.

What do you mean? Is it dark?

No. Yes. I think it’s bright, but my eyes are closed.

You must be so lonely, sweetheart.

Lonely? I still have you, don’t I?

But I’m not here all the time. And I should be. I should be there instead of you.

You don’t even know where we are.

Doesn’t matter, Emma. It doesn’t matter.

“Jesse? Hey?”

“Oh, sorry.”

Jonah looked at him curiously. “You do that a lot, you know.”

“What?”

“Just sort of…check out.”