Ava
Standing up, I allowed Richard to get ahead of me so that I could whisper to him to ignore all the people and cameras and questions that were being hurled our way. When we entered the house, I took a deep breath as Mrs. Archibald hugged her son, and Ralph spoke to his father. Then, I moved into the living room, where Logan and the rest of Ralph s associates were watching the news.
"A little emotional, but not bad," one of them said.
As I looked around, I noticed Atticus sitting in the corner with his jaw clenched shut.
That was a first.
Looking at me, he shrugged as if to say 'not bad . I smiled, knowing he was planning to do everything in his power to regain his lead on me.
"So what happens now?" Mrs. Archibald asked.
Before Ralph could answer, one of his associates cell phone rang.
"It s the DA."