“We don’t need to hide anymore, Mama. We can do it now,” Revelation said, her chest heaving as she paced her room. With every no that came from her mother, her anger coiled tighter. The plan had been simple: Red would come to the Blackwood Estate, and together they would reveal the truth to Genesis. But after the massacre with Takeshi’s men in the Estate, Red had hesitated.

“We don’t need to follow the plan exactly,” Revelation pressed. “But we do need to tell her.”

Red was quiet, her voice finally breaking the silence. “You’ve never told me what this thing is between you and Knight. Aside from the fact...