Chapter 3

[What, everyone's gone quiet? Playing dead now?] I shot back.

My cousin, Luca Lane, replied: [Look who's talking! It's just a transition, so what? I'm all for it—if the kid's happy, that's all that matters.]

Taylor's eyes lit up as soon as he saw that. He tagged Luca's son, Owen Lane: [Hey Owen, your dad said it's cool if you get a transition with me. Let's go together—maybe we can snag a group discount!]

Owen replied: [Dude, are you stupid? Can't you tell my dad was just joking?]

Luca: [Taylor, you little brat! If you so much as try to…