“What? Why didn’t you tell me this before?” Mr. Vallée exploded.
“Please, Tom, just give me a moment to explain everything,” she pleaded.
“You mean I have a younger brother and sister out there?” Ren asked.
“Well, no. I mean, you have two younger brothers. I couldn’t tell you, Tom. It would have jeopardized our work,” she replied.
“So where are they now?” Ren inquired.
“I gave them to a friend to raise them as her own so no one would know and use them,” Mrs. Pinwheel advised.
“What happened?” Mr. Vallée asked.
“Somehow, Zamora found out, and she has been blackmailing me for information ever since,” Mrs. Pinwheel replied.
“What? So, Father Venjamin was right. We have a mole, and it is you,” Mr. Vallée shouted. Standing to shake her, he said, “How could you? Do you know how many live
