**Piper**

"I don't know Isach, but you and your sisters seem to trust him, and that's enough for me." He grinned.

"Why?" I blurted. "I mean, you barely know us. Why are you so quick to trust our judgment?"

"Because you're four very smart women." He straightened and stretched again. "You're very calculated, and that's a useful skill when dealing in politics."

I narrowed my eyes. Apparently, he'd been studying us just as intently as we'd ...