Mrs Hale, I Surrender

Zoe Payne wasn’t interested in any competitions, yet her Mr. Hale, calling off his engagements, insisted they attend, and recently, Zac Cruz had been shadowing his uncle, acting all secretive. She knew something was definitely up.

Occasionally bumping into Zac Cruz, she asked, "What are you busy with?"

He just smiled and said, "Just work stuff."

"With your uncle?"

"He’s short-handed, so he asked me to fill in. It’s tedious business, you wouldn’t be interested."

Not a word more would he divulge.

So, she sent Kyle Lowe to pry.

After Kyle called him Brother Cruz, the man actually said, "Don’t think you can get our Third Master’s secrets out of me by calling me ’Brother’. If you really want to know, you’ll have to call me that a few more times."

In the end, after a few more ’Brothers,’ Zac Cruz let slip, "It’s a secret, but he’s having me investigate Miss Lopez."

He believed he shared a revolutionary friendship with Kyle, so revealing a few details seemed harmless.

Then,