Alina’s POV
Ronan looked at me steadily. “I think we should ask what you want. This is your life, your risk. You should have a say in how we protect you.”
“Oh, now you want her opinion,” Jaxon muttered. “After she’s almost been killed twice in three days.”
“Better late than never,” I shot back. “And for the record, I don’t want to leave Chicago. I have testimony to prepare, depositions to give, a trial to testify at. Running away isn’t a good option, even if I wanted to.”
“Then how about the secondary compound?” Maddox suggested. “It’s close enough for her to stay involved, but far enough to throw off any potential attackers.”
“Unless the leak tells them where we’re going,” Jaxon argued. “Then we’ve just moved her somewhere with less backup and weaker defenses.”
“So what, we do nothi
