Azalea School had only been out for a few days now, and Missy was already a different kid. I stood at the back doors, smiling as I watched her play with Liam, Leo, Delilah, Lucas, and some of the younger rogue children. She was happy, carefree. It warmed my heart as I sat there sipping my juice. These rogues coming was probably the best thing that could have happened right now, at least for her. Because she wasn’t allowed to do much, the only freedom we had given her was to spend time with them. I had warned her after that first night she showed them around that if I found out she was seeing Vlad, she would be right back to ultra-grounded. Liam came up behind me and wrapped his arms around my middle, resting his chin on my shoulder. “Watching the kids?” he asked softly. I nodded. His ey