Page 60 of Vengeful Secret

“Sure. I like Marisol.” She pauses. “Do you have a date with the prince?”

I stiffen as I pull out onto the road. “What do you mean?”

“If I’m a princess, thenyou’rea princess,” she says, as if it should be obvious, and I’m a little stupid for asking. “So, you date the prince.”

“I guess we sort of do.” I smile.

She bounces in the seat. “We’re already living in the castle.”

I laugh, unable to help myself.

My daughter has such a big personality, and although she can be difficult from time to time, I wouldn’t trade it for anything.

When we arrive at the mansion, Marisol is waiting for us outside.

“Sutton, Ciara!” She smiles at my daughter. “Ready for a slumber party with me?”

Ciara nods. “Mom has a date with the prince.”

Luckily, Marisol knows the truth and just smiles at her.

“And you have a date with me. Now let’s go. I can’t wait to get this party started.”

As they walk around the house to the pool area, I wave to Ciara, and she waves back. I don’t want to make too big a deal out of this, but I wish I’d given her a kiss.

I head inside and Gray is downstairs with Lara and Declan, having a heated conversation.

“If you don’t want her to be targeted, you can’t send her into the Murphys’ den!” Lara exclaims.

“It’s okay.” I walk up beside her. “I said I’d do it, and it’ll be fine.”

“We have a plan,” Gray explains.

“Why wasn’t I told about this plan?” Declan asks.

“Because I’m in charge here, not you. Besides, I’m telling you now.”

Declan balks, but he quiets.

Lara looks over at me. “I want to go with you.”

“You can’t. They know who you are,” Declan points out.

“It can only be me and Gray.” Although I think Gray showing up is kind of a stupid idea. They don’t know about our connection, though, so in the end it should be okay.

“Go through the plan with us,” Lara says. “Step by step.”

“Gray and I go in. He heads to the bar, I head to the VIP section. I find someone to hit up, and try to get my way in.”

“What happens if everything goes sideways?” Declan asks.

“I signal Gray.”

“How?” Lara asks. “You need to work all that out before you go.”

“What if I brush my hair back?” I ask Gray. “From the top, like this.” I demonstrate, and he nods.

“That means things aren’t going well, and you need to get out of there. What’s an ‘everything’s okay’ signal?”

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