Ashton's POV

My day has been incredibly busy. Just two hours after I got to the office, I received a call from the Council. They had just left Blackwood and were contacting me with their findings. Apparently, they had completed their examination of the vehicle, and as Maya had claimed, it had indeed been tampered with.

I felt sick to my stomach at the lengths they were willing to go to just to force the sisters into compliance. If Maya had not overheard their plan, the three of them might ...