Shy Little Fox

Vaughan wasn't so unhinged as to take things out on a child. He believed in accountability—if someone owed him, he went to the source. Kids were off-limits.

He parted his lips, just about to speak, when Declan interrupted, clearly unhappy, and stepped protectively in front of Hazel. "As long as I'm here, no one's allowed to be mean to Hazel."

He said it with all seriousness, standing tall as he bl