April shifted her stance so she could keep a better eye on Linda, her wings still extended to the sides, wobbling slightly with her motions. "Ask all you want," April returned. The hostility was utterly uncharacteristic, but it felt appropriate. How else was she supposed to act to someone who clearly meant to hurt her? Linda was threatening her. Linda was here for some unknown but surely sinister reason, and April wasn't going to be defenseless.
"I don't know," she replied to the question. "Jake, maybe," If only because Jake was responsible for a lot of the wrongs in her life right now. Jake had encouraged her toward Eli, and Eli was now bent on killing her. She was certain of that. So maybe Jake had done something to Pace for some reason. Why not?