That hits him like a splash of cold water. Jacob hadn't thought that he'd be rescued, instead believing that he'd just be stuck there being experimented on until they were satisfied. Part of Abel blamed himself for that. If he had been around after his death and let Jacob know that he existed before this, then maybe he would have had some hope in being freed.

"I should have noticed sooner. I know Holly wouldn't have minded if I was gone more to check up on you, but I didn't and for that I'm truly sorry." Maybe if he had been keeping a better eye on him, he wouldn't have been grabbed in the first place. The next thing Jacob said made him roll his eyes. "Not everything I do involves killing people. I was just going to call and let them know that there was an emergency to deal with and you couldn't call them and let them know."