The power was a good deal, but before we could even begin rebuilding, we needed to bring Teresa down. Bringing Teresa down was the only way forward and that was the only way to stop hiding, the only way to take back what was ours.
I turned to my dad. "Before we can do anything," I said, my voice firm and unwavering, "we have to make Teresa pay for what she did to us."
Dad looked at me with tired eyes, his hands resting on his lap. “How?” he asked, the words heavy with defeat. “I’ve tried my best in the past, Mira. Nothing worked.”
“You tried alone,” I said, leaning forward so he could see the fire in my eyes. “This time, we’re a team. Together we will do it and we will beat her.”
He gave a short, bitter laugh, one that lacked any real humor. “Teresa is more dangerous than you think. Ev
