H A I L E Y
"We're going to watch her," I said, my gaze sweeping over each of them. "We're going to find out who she's working with, what her endgame is. We're going to find a crack in her armor, a weakness we can exploit. We're going to need to be smart, patient, and ruthless."
"I'm in," Valerie said, her voice firm, her eyes filled with a cold, hard light. "Whatever it takes."
"Me too," Giovanni said, his jaw tight. "I've got your back."
Liam, sensing the tension in the room, looked up from his cookies. "Is everything okay, Mommy?"
I reached over and ruffled his hair, a forced smile on my face. "Everything is fine, sweetie. The grown ups are just making a plan."
"A plan to fight the bad guys?" he asked, his eyes wide with excitement.
"Something like that," I said, my heart aching
