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109:    MANUEVERED

Jo took a hesitant step toward me, his voice filled with desperation. “Ava, listen to me. I know you’re furious, and you have every right to be. But we can’t let our emotions get the better of us. If we’re going to save Zaza, we need to be smart about this. Maria wants you to lose control and that’s how she’ll win.”

His words barely registered. My mind was consumed by the rage, by the sole need to protect the ones I loved. “I don’t care what Maria wants,” I spat. “I’m going to find Zaza, and I’m going to make sure she never suffers again. If that means tearing Maria apart with my bare hands, so be it.”

Jo shook his head, a pained expression crossing his face. “Ava, please. We have to think this through. If we go in there blind, we’ll be walking right into her trap.”

I stopped pacing, staring at him with a cold, unyielding gaze. “Then let her set her trap,” I said, my voice as sharp as a blade. “Let her think she’s won. But when I get my hands on her, she’ll realize she’s underestimate
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