One week later…

“You can’t be serious,” Mace says as he looks at me and then at Jasmine. “Is he serious?”

“We both are,” Jasmine replies and squeezes my hand in solidarity.

“Look, you know I love you, sister, but you’re asking the impossible.” Briar has nearly the same expression as Mace right now, and it would be comical if we weren’t in such a time crunch.

“It can’t be done.” Mace throws up his hands, and then I see Briar give him a side eye.

“It can. ...