As they pull up to the Walsh estate, Evelyn takes a deep breath, glancing down at Ian.
“Are you ready for this?” she asks. Ian looks up at her, giving her a firm little nod.
They spent all morning going over their roles, ensuring that he knows his part. Emma had thought it would be best if Evelyn left Ian behind, but Evelyn had insisted on taking him.
Her father was very capable of very basic reconnaissance of the Kensington pack that would reveal that one of the boys was missing. If he knew Evelyn had taken Ian, but not brought him with her when she came “home,” he would be suspicious.
Plus, Evelyn trusted Ian. He would make her story much, much more believable.
“Okay,” she says, parking the car in front of the stairs that lead up to the front door. “I need you to be brave, when we
