Grandma Alexakis took Prim out of the bedroom, and the guards stood still. The old lady had an air of authority as unnerving as her grandsons'.

She took Prim to her quarters, and they watered the old lady’s potted plants together.

She told Prim bits and pieces about Egan and Eli’s childhood. Prim did not miss that the woman carefully avoided giving too many details about Ruben Alexakis, Egan’s father.

But with the scraps of information she pieced together, she realized the man had ...