Chapter Forty-Five
Jia regretted telling Erik not to come with her. Dealing with her family under normal circumstances was always stressful, but with her mother, father, and sister all sitting on a couch staring at her, her resolution crumbled. She was having trouble explaining why she’d insisted they all meet immediately.
She’d tried so hard to keep them separated from the more dangerous parts of her life. The risk was always there, but it was easy to compartmentalize Jia the Elite Slayer and Jia the Dutiful Daughter. Now those walls had come crashing down in a major way. The only good thing about the situation was they weren’t having this conversation because of an attack.
With an annoyed look on her face, Mei cleared her throat loudly. “Because you insisted, little sister, I left wor
