I turned back to the room and finished accepting greetings.
Gregory's mistress, most likely. Medical certificate for a miscarriage ten days ago. Whatever the relationship was, it was under Stoneclaw Entertainment protectioin. That made her very interesting.
In pack hierarchy terms, a masked nobody without Alpha backing didn't constitute a real threat. I had Jake. She had Gregory's personal protection and a good voice. There was no contest.
But I'd made the mistake once before of underestimating what a woman without obvious backing could do when she had nothing left to lose. I wouldn't make it again.
I ran the variables quickly. Ava wanted to succeed in the music industry. She was hiding her identity, which meant she had something to protect. She had a miscarriage secret that could dest
