Chapter 21

"You okay, angel eyes?" I looked up, suddenly pulled out of my thoughts by Garrett's voice. He was watching me intently through the rearview mirror. "Don't tell me you're having second thoughts about this... well it would be completely normal if you were. What we're doing is risky." "I'm not having second thoughts," I assured him. "We're doing this." My mind was still whirring from the conversation Ashton and I had last night. He hadn't said much; in fact he'd barely explained anything at all, but from the little he'd said, I could get the gist of what was happening. Someone in the palace wanted me gone for good. I tried to push those distressing thoughts to the back of my mind. Right now, Garrett and I were on a mission. I sent Callie another text to make sure everything was ready for our master plan. She responded a few seconds later saying everything was in place on her end. I nodded at Garrett who nodded back and sped