Chapter 78

“Gideon will be here soon. I sent him to pick up a few things for Emma.”

Though John’s back was to him as he rooted around in a tall armoire, pulling out various ingredients for the spell, his amusement was evident in every word he uttered. “This must have killed him when you told him you required my assistance.”

Gideon had been damned near bouncy since he and Jesse worked out the plan. Dominique and David had both been disturbed by the change in his demeanor before Jesse bundled the lot of them to England.

“He was less than pleased. But once I explained that this was the only way to get Emma back, he grudgingly stopped complaining.”

“Ah, well, I suppose it is a little greedy to wish to have seen it for myself.” John set down a jar of what looked like ground orange rinds and closed the armoire doors. “I’ll just have to settle for his debt. Because really, having him owe me has always been my preference.”