That night she found the memo. Not through anything sinister — Corinne had emailed a one-page briefing document as promised, and the header of it read PRIORITY SURROGATES — TIER 1, and Lily’s name was fourth on a list of eleven.

She read her own line out loud to her father in the kitchen.

Brennan, L. — Westbridge. High recognition statewide (68%), extremely high favorability (81%), no political affiliation, cross-partisan. Personal connection to candidate’s family.

Best used sparingly; asset degrades with exposure.

“Asset degrades with exposure,” Lily said.

Daniel said, “They’re not wrong that people like you.”