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Maverick Thorne
(Twenty-five years old)
Griffin’s Son and Phoenix’s Stepson
“We’re going to begin our descent into Anchorage. Please find your seats and fasten your seat belts,” the pilot says over the intercom.
I move from the couch to one of the chairs in my dad’s private plane. Calista was supposed to be here with us. She was going to help me announce this to my family. Make sure Phoenix and dad are okay when they hear the news. All my family knows is that I’m bringing a plus-one to Great-Grandma Dori’s birthday party. They don’t know who that plus-one is. But Calista flew out early because she needed to get out of Los Angeles, which I get. It’s so different down there from Lake Starlight.
I’m not sure how Dad and Phoenix are able to go back and forth so easily. Of course, they
