“And you have powers.”
I lean over, watching him flip through the papers. “What are you getting at?”
“You’ve been trying to find a connection between the victims.”
“Yeah,” I say slowly, still not following him. “And I haven’t found one.”
“Maybe you won’t.” He places his hand on top of the files, eyes wide. “Because the demon isn’t targeting those he killed.”
“What?” Gemma and I ask at the same time.
“You sure about that?” Gilbert asks, giving Jacques an incredulous look. “He wasn’t after the ones he killed?”
“It’s a theory, but it’s starting to make sense.” He looks back down, feverishly looking at the case files. “And I wouldn’t have thought anything of it had Ace not said what she said.”
I look at Gil and he shrugs.
“You’re not making sense,” I say, getting a little irritated.
“I can’t know for sure,” he mumbles to himself.
“What?” My voice raises. “What can’t you know for sure.”
Jacques takes a breath and looks up. “The people this demon killed didn’t matter. They were just in the way.”
“In the way of what?” Gemma asks, pulling her arms in around herself.
“Of the magical children in their care.”
