Avery can feel her heart race as she continued the conversation. She knew making deals with a bunch of people would not do her any good but there were just some things she couldn’t control on her own. If she eliminated Ji, everything would go as planned.

She and Carson would be happy. She suddenly paused by her own thought.

“Okay. I want you to end up with Carson. That’s all I ask.”

She frowned by the request. “Alex, you know I don’t---“ ...