Edge of Control

Vance

“Vance, the security angle is strong,” Holly insists, pushing a strand of her brown hair behind her ear. “It resonates with the pack’s current concerns. Why did you remove it from your final draft?”

I pause, my fingers tapping on the desk.

“I know, Holly, but…” My voice trails off as I consider her words, my mind racing back to those moments of volunteering, of genuinely connecting with the