My original dreams had been founded on being a Mundane P.I., and yeah, sure the elixir of what I could now reach as Nefesh was a heady one. But while I was all kinds of selfish, I wasn't actually evil. This fight with Chariot deserved a Jezebel who was in it for all the right reasons. Who would give everything to it.

There were a lot of reasons to walk away: the world would be in good hands, my relationship with Talia would remain intact-ish, Rafael would get a do-over with someone ...