Cadence was well aware of what Aaron was thinking before he even said a word, and the pressure on her leg let her know Elliott was waiting for it, too. It only took a second before Eliza said, "Well, I think that went pretty well, didn't it?"

"You think we should do it?" Aaron asked her, calmly.

"It sounds like a really good plan to me," Eliza remarked. "I mean, it needs some tweaking, but if we can get Giovani, on Zabrina's word, we can bring her in, too. That whole band of renegades is brought in, and we save the day!" she smiled.

"You mean, you save the day?"...