THEO
I made sure to plant a tracker in Ava’s jacket before I dropped her off. It wasn’t something I normally did with my clients. It was more of a Plan C sort of measure. But I could tell with a single look that Ava was going to give me a run for my money. She’d made her thoughts about the situation plainly known.
It was always the reluctant ones, those who thought they didn’t need protection at all, that required that much extra effort on my part to keep out of harm’s way.
“Why are we giving Miss Cruise a ride?” Cory asked when I opened the door for Ava. She swatted my hand away when I tried to help her into her seat, obviously still miffed about our situation. She was all smiles and sunshine to my son, though.
“My car broke down,” she explained with ease. “Your father offered to give
