Chapter 1
Walk, I have to keep telling myself. Don’t run.
But the urge is so strong.
“Halli Markham!” Sarah shouts from the distance, and she’s already racing toward me. Across this vast, polished lobby, toward the girl she thinks I am.
Walk, don’t run. Stay calm. Stay in control.
I know this scene. I’ve been here before. It’s Monday. I’m in London. I’ve just spent the day touring Halli’s parents’ headquarters, and now Sarah and Daniel are here to meet me.
I don’t have much time.
“And Red!” Sarah cries, hugging me first, then the dog. “How are you, you handsome boy?” Red wags his tail so hard he might achieve liftoff.
I look past Sarah to where Daniel is still making his slow, steady way. He’s limping a little, just like last time.
So far everything is like last time.
Which means
