The roller coaster plummeted, my stomach dropping with it as the twins shrieked with delight on either side of me. Their small hands clutched mine with surprising strength, Alex's face lit with excitement, Austin's eyes squeezed shut but his mouth stretched in a wild grin.
For them, this was just an unexpected adventure. For me, it was escape.
Three hours of manufactured fun hadn't quieted the alarm bells still ringing in my head. Elizabeth Walton's profile, that aristocratic nose and steely gaze, had haunted me through cotton candy and carousel rides.
"Again!" Austin demanded as we stumbled off the platform, his hair sticking up in all directions.
"Let's find Tina first," I said, scanning the crowd for my assistant. She'd arrived an hour after us, her face tight with questions I'd avo
