ACE "Marcel, listen-” “Not a chance, Ace. Look I'm sure of what my daughter can handle. And I've made the list so you have to follow it. You know better than to try to talk me out of anything." Tension forced its way into my chest, f**k. I've been trying to talk my dear friend out of his outrageous plans for Avalon's marking but he won't budge. Which is typical Marcel behavior. I can try as much as I want but once he has his mind set, there's only one way to change it and I'm not a big fan of letting that happen. "By the way, how did she react to the drive?" His inquiry left me speechless for a moment. My brain raced to contort a believable response. s**t! I should have had this planned, of course, he was gonna ask me. "She's hanging in there, I don't think she's had the time to look