"Are you out of your mind?" I sneered, "Your parents want to adopt a goddaughter, and you're calling me about it?" I hung up the phone, still feeling baffled. The Wilson family wanted to adopt Isla. Were they out of their minds? But as it turned out, they weren't just acting irrationally; they simply wanted to humiliate me. After the adoption banquet, news spread that Isla was going to get engaged to Mason. I have to admit, this move disgusted me a bit. But only a bit. My energy is limited; I don't have much to spare for them, especially since my mentor had returned to the country.
When I arrived at the airport, Lauren Reed was standing at the exit, being chatted up by a handsome young man. Lauren, a Sirionburish-Porslaen mix, was more like a close friend than a mentor, being only three y
