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worried about her career.”
    “But she kept her career. She’s always had a job.”
    “She was worried she wouldn’t be able to do both.” He moved the remote from the cushion next to him onto the coffee table.
    “But getting Mom was different. That was a choice. Changing Daisy back to a human isn’t a choice.”
    “I never said you could make her human again.”
    “Then what do you mean?” What other solution could solve my problem?
    “I mean you may be able to pull her emotion back out.”
    “So she’d be an Allure but could feel?” I didn’t get how that was even possible.
    “Theoretically. I’ve never heard of it being done, but I’ve never heard of a modern day Allure either.”
    “But what happens if I can’t? What if she’s really gone forever?” Now that I had opened myself up to my dad, I wanted to lay it all out there.
    “First of all, nothing is forever.” He held out a finger as if counting. “And second, why focus on that? I didn't raise you to give up easily.”
    “I'm not giving up.” I couldn’t give up on Daisy.
    "You wanted to." Hailey walked into the room. "You should have seen him dad, he even had a beard."
    "Yeah?" Dad studied my face.
    I shrugged off my annoyance at Hailey’s words. It didn’t matter. "I needed time to process things."
    "You gave up."
    "I'm not giving up now. I'm ready." I jumped to my feet.
    "What's your plan?” Dad asked Hailey.
    I wasn't going to let my little sister call all the shots. I answered before she could. "We are starting with Georgina’s friend Mayanne. She knows more than she's told us about the Allures."
    Dad nodded. "That's a smart place to start. There's also your Uncle Jim."
    "Uncle Jim?" That was a name I hadn’t heard my dad mention before.
    "You've never met him."
    “Is there a reason we haven’t met him?” Hailey asked the question on my mind.
    Dad appeared to mull over his answer. “He left The Society. I didn’t think you were ready to understand his decisions.”
    “Uh, when did you think we would be ready?” Hailey narrowed her eyes.
    “I didn’t know if you’d ever be.”
    “Yet you’re telling us about him now?” Evidently my situation had changed his mind.
    “You fell in love with an Allure, a creature The Society claims doesn’t exist, and you accept that. I figure that means you’re ready to accept The Society isn’t infallible.” Dad smiled.
    “And I’m included in this?” Hailey rested a hand on the doorframe.
    “You’re willing to help your brother in all this. That says all I need to know.”
    “Where is this mystery uncle of ours?” Hailey walked over and sat on the arm of the couch.
    “Baton Rouge.”
    “As in the capital of Louisiana?” I asked.
    “Yeah. Not far.”
    “Exactly.” Hailey hopped off the arm. “We have an uncle living less than two hours away, and you really kept that from us?”
    “You weren’t upset a minute ago.”
    “That was when I was picturing him living on another continent.” Hailey sounded exasperated, and I understood. She’d always wanted a bigger extended family.
    Dad was used to Hailey’s outbursts and wasn’t bothered. “Your mother and I made the right decision. We wanted to protect you and my brother.”
    “Because The Society can’t know where he is.” Understanding dawned on me. “You’re only telling me because I walked away from my position.” But then I thought of something else. “Hailey hasn’t.”
    “I trust Hailey understands the importance of discretion.” Dad gave her a serious look.
    “I understand the importance of family.” Hailey’s words were weighted, and we all knew it.
    “Do you really think Levi would do anything?” I knew my best friend was powerful, but he was also reasonable.
    Dad looked down at the floor and then back at me. “Levi is your friend. He is a good king, but kings have rules to follow.”
    “Did Uncle Jim do something wrong?” Hailey asked.
    Dad shrugged. “We all do things that are seen as