"Hence why we were so eager to get your case resolved," Emma put in dryly. "Breaking people out of prison is so tacky and predictable, and I don't think I like Sebastien quite that much to indulge him." Sorry, Jack. "Even if you do wear Don de Ulloa's ring."

Just in case you had forgotten, Irina. Emma didn't care either way which one you picked, but she could be a bit snotty on Jack's behalf.

She tilted her head, hair rustling slightly as diamond strands brushed against each other. "It seems someone desires your attention, Starkad. Is it only two of your courtesans that have been murdered, now, or are there more elsewhere?"