Book excerpt: Alise and Jaylen have had a few years of relative peace since J.J.'s death. That all comes to an end when Charlie reveals she's herself and is out of revenge. Charlie's return couldn't come at as worse time, as Alise finds out about a couple secrets Jaylen has been keeping for weeks. Facing what she feels is the ultimate betrayal by Jaylen, Alise is determined to keep moving with her life and doing what she feels is best for her and her kids. In her effort to get her revenge against Alise, Charlie accidently kills someone important in Alise's life. Charlie realizes that taking everyone and everything away from Alise is more satisfying than killing her would ever be. Which one of Alise's loved ones is next on Charlie's kill list? What is Alise willing to do to stop her?