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She widened her eyes. “You made him do that.”
“Excuse me?”
“When you had him against the wall. You hypnotized him or something.”
Kaspar gave her a gentle squeeze. “I compelled him to tell the truth, sweetheart. I didn’t make him do anything he shouldn’t.”
“I know.” She blinked back tears. “He’s never admitted what he did.”
“And now he has.”
Jesska pushed herself off of him and stood. “Will I have to see him again?”
“I don’t know. Right now, the statement will do.”
“Are they going to need me to testify at his new trial?”
“Cameron seems to think there may not be another trial,” Kaspar said. “Unless he recants his confession.”
Jesska wrinkled his nose. “Could he do that? Does your ‘compelling’ wear off?”
“I buried it deep in him, sweetheart. So, no, he will not be able to lie.” Kaspar rose to his feet and took her hand. “And we are doing everything we can to make sure he doesn’t.”
“We?” she asked, staring up at him.
“I am taking on a few of the expenses in order for Dalton and Cameron to investigate things the DA was ill-equipped to do so before.”
She shook her head. “Seriously?”
“Já, baby. Does this upset you?”
“No!” Jesska slid her arms around him. “It makes me think I might be falling in love with you.”
“You are already in love with me.”
“Am I?”
“Yes.”
“You’re right. I am. For ages.” She sighed. “Thank you.”
Kaspar chuckled, rubbing her back and kissing her hair. “I would do anything for you.”
“Yeah, I’m picking up on that.” She smiled up at him. “On a similar subject, I have something for you.”
“You do?”
She nodded and pulled away from him, heading into her bedroom. She returned with a little wooden box she’d bought at the Saturday Market. “I was going to wait for the right time, but I think the right time’s now.”
“It’s beautiful,” he said.
“That part’s not for you. I mean, it is if you want it, but it’s what’s inside that’s significant.” She opened the lid. Sitting inside were Seth’s rings and the chain. “I realized on Sunday that I no longer need them.”
He studied her and she bit her lip.
“Is that weird?” she asked.
“Is what weird?”
