Growing up as the only daughter of Tim Bradford and Lucy Chen means living in a world where protection is constant and freedom is earned. At sixteen, she’s smart, observant, and far more capable than her family gives her credit for—but with two fiercely protective older brothers, Lucas and Nathan, and parents who face danger every day in the Los Angeles Police Department, she’s used to being watched, guarded, and underestimated. As she begins to push back against their control and carve out her