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CHAPTER 3: GIGI
Overview
Gigi wakes from a nightmare featuring Avery delivering a cryptic warning. Savannah returns with an NDA; the twins sign to secure their exit from the yacht. They form a plan to enlist Knox to find Brady and use him to corner Duchess Zella. Savannah reveals Brady’s sponsor may know where their father’s body is buried, raising personal stakes.
Summary
Gigi jolts awake from a stair-filled nightmare ending with Avery Grambs in red warning, “Asks may be answered, invitations declined.” Alone and unsettled, Gigi searches for Savannah, still reeling from recent kidnappings and the ominous reappearance of Calla Thorp, the Woman in Red.
Savannah returns, composed but guarded, carrying an NDA. Gigi teases her about Rohan, whom Savannah labels heartless, vexing, and persistent. The NDA represents their path off the yacht and toward action.
Discussing Rohan’s goal to find Avery by pinning down Duchess Zella, Savannah says Gigi isn’t bait—Brady Daniels is. Gigi recalls Brady’s past manipulation during the Grandest Game but focuses on next steps: Knox has been hired by Alisa Ortega to find Brady, and Knox will talk to Gigi.
As Gigi presses for Savannah’s true aim, Savannah reveals a critical lead: Brady’s sponsor supposedly knows where their father’s body is buried. This revelation raises the emotional and personal stakes, while Gigi reassures unwavering loyalty.
Committed to moving forward together, Savannah signs the NDA, and Gigi immediately follows. They set a clear plan—Step one: Knox. Step two: Brady. Step three: Zella—uniting their efforts to help Avery and confront the mystery of their father’s fate.
Who Appears
- Gigi GraysonPOV; wakes from a nightmare with Avery’s warning, vows loyalty to Savannah, signs NDA, and outlines the Knox–Brady–Zella plan.
- Savannah GraysonReturns with an NDA, aligns with Rohan’s pursuit of Zella, reveals Brady’s sponsor may know their father’s burial site, signs to leave.
- RohanOff-page but driving force; seeks leverage via Brady to corner Duchess Zella and push the search for Avery.
- Brady DanielsTarget to reach Zella; previously manipulated Gigi; his sponsor purportedly knows where the twins’ father is buried.
- Avery GrambsMissing; appears in Gigi’s dream, delivering the cryptic line: “Asks may be answered, invitations declined.”
- KnoxInvestigator hired by Alisa to find Brady; dislikes people but will speak to Gigi, key to step one of the plan.
- Calla Thorp (Woman in Red)Recently resurfaced watcher; her return and warning contextualize Gigi’s dream and Avery’s disappearance.
- Duchess ZellaElusive target Rohan wants to pin down; the end goal of using Brady as leverage.
- Alisa OrtegaEmployer who hired Knox to locate Brady, enabling the twins’ first step.