"What?" Lyden spluttered for a few seconds, choking on his shock before he could add, "Why not?"
"Because I think you have the best chance of stopping Jessica," Lysa said.
"Uh, why him and not me?" Shelly asked, hurt by the simple statement. "I was her girlfriend, and even if she didn't really care for me, I should have the best chance."
Lysa looked at her with sad eyes as she shook her head. "I've looked in on her when I could, and know that she hurts for betraying you. I—"
"Wait!" Sheldon interrupted. "You've been watching her? You know where she is? Why didn't you say so sooner?"
"As I was saying," Lysa continued, "I know her feelings for you were genuine, but I think facing you right now—or you, Sheldon—would be a mistake. She is driven by something inside her, and I'm not sure she's entirely in control. If that other part of her hurt either of you, she would lose whatever control she has, and become more dangerous."
