"I'm not needed by anyone anyway," he said that night in the rain. He was twelve and didn't know that the woman who reached out her hand to him had been searching for him - him alone. Alan ran away from the orphanage to find freedom, and instead found... a mother. Only Charlotte is in no hurry to reveal the truth. To him, she is a strict guardian, the best agent of a secret organization, and a mentor who teaches him to read people like open books. But Alan is capable of more than she realizes. He notices too many inconsistencies: a locked study, old photographs, a blue hair clip exactly like his own. And then there is her gaze - far too warm for a mere guardian. Top rankings: #39 in detective #5 in spying (English version)
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