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“You seemed close.” Okay, crap, she couldn’t keep the jealousy out of her voice.
“We were.”
Were was nice and past tense, but it also sure implied that a whole lot could have gone on between him and the witch at one time. “You went back in to save her.” That point had stuck with her. He’d braved the fire for the witch.
“Catalina almost burned once before.”
Something clicked in Jana’s mind. “The other Ignitor…” The one he’d killed. “Did she…?”
“She started the fire that went after Cat, yeah.”
He’d killed to protect the witch. Then he’d been willing to fight the flames for her again in that swamp. Jealousy tasted like acid on Jana’s tongue.
“I went back for her.” He paused. “And you came back for me.”
Jana licked her lips, and her fingers curled tighter around the covers. “I had to make certain you were okay.” Sure, the big bad demon could probably handle anything, but she hadn’t planned to walk away and leave him in the fire.
“Why didn’t you tell me that Beth was an Ignitor?”
Her heart slammed into her ribs. “She wasn’t?—”
“The cops are pinning the other arsons on her.” His words cut through her soft whisper. “Beth was spotted at the scenes of the other fires. She’s the one who’s going down for them, not you.”
She shook her head and tried real hard to suck in air. “But she wasn’t?—”
“Pak has some Other friends in Louisiana. When Catalina and I told them that Beth was an Ignitor—we saw her eyes and that fire—they put the pieces together. You’re clear, Jana. You don’t have to run from the cops anymore.”
Perseus wasn’t after her. The cops—were they really going to let her go?
“You should have told me about her sooner,” he chided as an edge crept into his voice.
Enough. She needed to see his eyes when she talked to him. Jana jumped from the bed and hurried toward the far wall. She flipped the switch and light flooded into the room. “There was nothing to tell!” she snapped. “Beth was an average-level psychic until that night. But she—” Ah, hell, this was the part she’d dreaded. “She took something from me.” My fire.
He hadn’t bothered dressing. His arms were at his sides, his cock still up, and he just waited.
“She had someone else with her. A new Perseus recruit.” She could still see the woman coming toward her. “After you left, Beth offered me a deal.”
The faint lines near his eyes deepened. “What kind of deal?”
Her breath blew out on a hard sigh. This was the part she’d dreaded. “She offered me a chance at a normal life. All I had to do was leave you behind and take it.”
You’ll lose the fire, but get your life back. Leave the demon. Walk away and the life you always wanted can be yours.
Beth had sounded so tempting. So very tempting.
* * *
When the lights in the upstairs room flashed on, Kelly froze. Then she saw the shadows. Two shadows.
But Zane had gone in alone.
“Jana.” Her whisper. She smiled. Now, she just had to get her girl, without that demon interfering.
Luckily, she knew the perfect way to take out a demon. Every demon she’d ever met had the same weakness, regardless of their power level.
She’d done her homework on Zane. Since that bastard had stopped her from taking Jana, she’d had the Bureau dig into his past. She knew all about his family. His father.
Like father, like son.
