Sera Monroe's lips trembled. She wanted to say no—every instinct in her screamed that Liora Bennett was up to no good.

But the words that left her mouth were something else entirely.

"What do you want to bet?"

Liora's voice came through slowly, calm and cold.

"Let's see who he really cares about, Sera—me or you."

"What the hell is that supposed to mean?"

Sera barely got the words out before the call ended.

She stared at her phone, the dial tone ...