Val's P.O.V

The ride home from school was a silent, focused operation. Reynolds drove, his posture as rigid and efficient as his driving. Jax sat in the passenger seat, staring out the window, but not seeing the suburban houses blur past. He was seeing a flowchart, a plan of attack drafted in the sterile, logical language Reynolds had used in his garage-turned-command-center.

Objective: Neutralize the Ronan variable. Method: Systematically dismantle social and structural credibility. Primary ...