"Your old man just doesn’t know how to recognize talent..." Elaine almost retorted with “takes one to know one,” but she bit her tongue at the last moment.

Brian seemed genuine enough. He had been there for her while Ashton was gone, but she hadn’t spent enough time with him to figure out if he was a friend or a potential threat hiding behind a friendly facade.

Some things were better left unsaid. Ashton was still a member of the Drake family. If he ever ...