Will suspected Jem was in fact cleverer than he was himself - but he lacked Will's tendency to assume the absolute worst about people and proceed from there.
She was afraid you'd freak out? Start seeing demons in the White House?
To love something is to destroy it forever.
Will smiled the way Lucifer might have smiled, moments before he fell from Heaven.
Drowning yourself won't help, she told herself sternly. Now, drowning Will, on the other hand.
Their grandchildren had reminded Will of the song about demon pox he had taught them- when they were much too young, Tessa had always thought- and that they had all memorized. They sang it all together and out of tune, scandalizing Sophie.