Edward, you are one man. Regardless of your skills you cannot be in more than one place, you could not have known she would have attacked a second time. Not after the commotion she made the first time. Do not blame yourself, it is nothing more than wasted energy.
[ don't make him shake you edward. ]
Do not feel as though you need to rush. [ the last thing they need is for edward to get sloppy. ] I will let you know when we decide what our next move will be.
[Goddammit, he’s right. Edward can’t let himself fall into self-blame, not when he has a job to do. The anger bubbling up inside him right now needs to go somewhere, and if he’s not allowed to blame himself, well—he’s going to kill Teresa anyway. This has simply served as a reminder why she can’t see the weekend.
I’ll take care of it, he promises himself, promises Dan Heng and Blade and Jing Yuan.]
All right. You have a point, and I trust you to keep them safe.
I’ll be back as soon as I can, once you’ve made a decision what to do next. I just have something I need to do at the Vogue first.
no subject
[ don't make him shake you edward. ]
Do not feel as though you need to rush. [ the last thing they need is for edward to get sloppy. ] I will let you know when we decide what our next move will be.
no subject
I’ll take care of it, he promises himself, promises Dan Heng and Blade and Jing Yuan.]
All right. You have a point, and I trust you to keep them safe.
I’ll be back as soon as I can, once you’ve made a decision what to do next. I just have something I need to do at the Vogue first.
[This is a lie, he’s setting up his alibi.]