**Quinn's POV**

"Mom, you're not asleep yet?" Grayson asked his mother. He also seemed surprised by his mother's presence.

Mrs. Talon looked me up and down and then stared into my eyes. "I'm here, which means I'm not asleep," she replied.

Oh, it looked like this meeting wasn't going to go well. I mean, not because I was thinking badly of her, but because Mrs. Talon's tone and gaze were completely unfriendly. It was as if she was judging me, and it seemed like the score she gave me wasn't very ...