“Are you ready?”
“Ready for what?”
She smiles. “To fix our next problem? My ex?”
I chuckle. “I’ve been ready. What’s the play here?”
We cozy up the couch and try to formulate a plan.
Settling in, we go over the autopsy reports that Kinsley and Scout read through. The clues, the lollipops, the cloaked man, and the car incident.Ellis.
When a tear forms in Scout’s eye, I give her the space to tell me stories. Sad ones. Angry ones. Happy ones. All about her friend and how she misses her.
It’s a hole in her heart that I can’t mend, and I hate that. But maybe I can bethere. A silent witness to the pain, and maybe that will be enough. She’s not alone in it now.
I clear my throat, looking at the computer screen over Scout’s shoulder as she sits on my lap at the dining table. “IfAyan is the one hunting girls for their organs, he deserves to be taken care of. Permanently. Like his father.”
“Right. And I want to help.” Her face sets like flint as she says, “I want to be the last face he sees.”
Something tenses inside me, but I have to agree. “Just so long as you’re safe, you can be there. I get wanting your revenge. You should take it. But I don’t know how to handle this without subjecting you to danger.”
Scout’s eyes narrow, and I can see a vision cross her mind. “The second Red Night event of the year is coming up atThetaManor. Lakshmi Patel will have an invite to that since she’s theIotapresident. And she’ll bring Ayan…”
“Masked event. Orgy. Lots of opportunities to strike, but you’re forgetting one thing…”
“What’s that?”
“I’m theDeltapresident. No way Aiden Cardell would have me attend. It’s unheard of for other Greek presidents to attend.”
She scoffs. “I have connections.”
“Hmm?”
“Ashlyn and I are friends.”
“Ahh…yes. Okay.”
“And Aiden’s sister is appointed toyourbest friend.”
I purse my lips. I’m impressed. “Yes. Yes, this can work. I see. Good, good. So we get invited. We stay in costume.”
“We avoid my brothers,please. I really don’t want to see them naked.”
“I wholeheartedly concur.”
She gnaws on her bottom lip.
“No brothers, but we could do a quick snatch, grab,then shoot.”
Scout shakes her head. “Do you have a silencer?”
I chuckle and ruffle her hair. “Of course, tulip.”
“I bet someThetaswould be eager to help if we need it.”
Slapping my thighs, the feeling of resolve sets in. “This is it. This is the plan.”
Scout smiles with relief loosening her shoulders. “I like it.”
