“I want people to know they have choices.”

Now, as I watched Gavin peer into the transformed room, I remembered Nadia’s first warning: do not confuse the appearance of action with actual protection.

The Career Club could give Selena hope.

It could not repay her savings.

For that, we would need something Gavin had never expected from me: persistence with paperwork and patience with the truth.

PART 5

Gavin refused to sleep in the guest room, which was hardly a surprise.