Imperative Fate (11 page)

Prequel summary: To survive her 15th birthday, Lenore Havelock has to walk a thin line between innocence and vulgarity. Her father, Clyde Havelock, is an abusive sociopath with exceptional pull from his days as Speaker of the House. While trying to protect her loved ones and discovering the fate of her missing mother, she struggles with volatile friends and what defines virtue, love, and family.