Hayley's Pov

"Hayley, I have something to tell you," Cara said in a very calm and level voice. I was stirring a pot of stew, standing next to her while she chopped up vegetables on the wooden cutting board. The air was heavy with the smell of herbs and kindled flames, incompatible when set against what had become a charged silence. I lifted my head from the pot, a blend of curiosity and concern falling over me.

"What is it, Cara?" When she set the knife down and turned to face me with all the sincerity in her eyes, my heart skipped a beat. We are not IDIOTS working for...