"Oh my God!" I say, gripping Tessa tightly to my chest. She's the only thing keeping me grounded in place at the moment but my legs feel like they will no longer hold me up, and I sink into the club chair. This can't be happening. Not again. "Is he?" I can't even bring myself to finish the sensitive question.

"He's alive but in critical condition," Will says. "Simon, Tony, and a couple others found him and took him to the infirmary when they realized he was still alive."

"Dr. Parrish and his staff were still working on him when we left to go find Will," Purple-Hair says. "He's in bad shape. The doctor didn't want to speculate but he did find an injection site on his neck, and he thinks he was administered the same serum that killed Sam and Harrison. Obviously if he was, he's not going to make it." I notice Tobias pull his phone out of his pocket and send a quick text. I imagine it's to Zander.

"What else do we know?" Tobias asks after slipping his phone in his pocket, morphing into Four right before my eyes. "Shauna?"

"I've had extra patrol members searching for Tori around the compound both inside and out since I was told she was missing," she says. "But without a clue as to exactly when and where she went missing, I don't know where to have them keep looking."

"What did Mike, Nick, Josh, and Matt say Molly, Drew, and Olivia's statuses were at their last check in?" Tobias asks.

"Mike and Nick have not made direct contact with Molly, Drew, Edward, Myra, or Olivia as per orders. They've been observing their activities within the factionless sector. They don't think that Edward or Myra have any involvement with the other three."

"They don't think," Tobias says, obviously irritated.

"They have observed zero interaction between them," she says. "As for Josh and Matt, last night they reported that they think the trio are aware of the surveillance. I'm going to assign two more teams to trade off shifts, mix up the partners, and tag-team-surveil so they aren't so conspicuous, I just haven't had time to do so yet."

"We have Molly on video yesterday morning on the outskirts of the factionless sector," Tobias says. "Where were the teams that were supposed to be keeping tabs on her?"

"They both temporarily lost sight of her at approximately 7 a.m. yesterday when Drew and Olivia caused a diversion. She slipped away unseen," she says. "That's when Josh and Matt decided that the trio were on to them but Mike and Nick think their cover is intact."

"That's unfortunate," Tobias says with a sigh. "Zeke, what have you learned?"

"I found out where the hack that sabotaged the security cameras originated from but I don't exactly know what to make of it," he says. "It came from the computer in Tori's office. As of right now it seems like she's the one who turned them off." I furrow my brows and slowly shake my head.

"She wouldn't do that," I say.

"Kind of like Kirsten wouldn't be helping Molly even though we have her on camera," Zeke scoffs. Tobias starts to say something but I jump to my feet and get in Zeke's face.

"Don't speak to me that way. We may be friends but I'm still a leader of this faction and your boss. I deserve respect, Zeke," I firmly say and he backs down, taken aback by my forcefulness. "I won't have any member of Dauntless accused of a serious crime based on evidence that may have been altered or at the very least is skewed. There will be a thorough investigation into what we saw on that video last night. How do we know that the person who was talking to Molly didn't quickly change, stuff those pants into Kirsten's bag, then slip out of the training room when the camera wasn't working."

"You're right, Tris," he says. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't take my frustration out on you. You're also right about Kirsten. She deserves more from us than our suspicions." Tessa starts whining so I walk over by the window and sway back and forth until she calms down.

"Are you alright?" Tobias softly asks from right behind me.

"Mm-hm." He kisses my temple then moves away from me.

"We need to put a stop to this now," he says. I can hear extreme frustration in his voice. "Zeke, move all computer programmers to the control room to go through any back log of video we have. If you need more computers, get them from the electronics store. If you think you need more bodies watching the feeds, do what you have to do to get them. I trust your judgment.

"Shauna, put two more teams undercover in the factionless sector – one made up of two females and the other a mixed team. Have them meet up with Mike and Nick as soon as possible and instead of adding two more patrol teams to follow them in the city, I want a total of six. If you need to pull people off the fence or from other faction duties, do it. I want eyes on Molly, Drew, and Olivia 24 hours a day. Anyone who lets them out of their sight better love being factionless because their undercover assignment will become permanent.

"Simon, I want you to go through Tori's apartment and office. Get as many people as you need but make sure each slip of paper is examined for clues as to why Tori and Frankie were targeted and where she might be.

"Tony, I want mini-cameras inconspicuously placed in each office including Zeke's and Shauna's. I don't care if it's mounted somewhere or if it's a wireless nanny cam-type device but this is of the utmost importance. Start with Tris' office then move on to Will and Harrison's. You can leave mine and Tori's for last. We have quite a mess to clean up first.

"Will, I'm putting you in charge of Tori's search. Go to the infirmary and check on Frankie's condition. If we're lucky, he's survived and can tell us what happened and where Tori is. If he's still unconscious or worse, coordinate with Shauna to have every inch of the compound scoured then work your way outward."

"I just had a thought," I say as I turn around, gaining everyone's attention. "Frankie didn't live full time with Tori. He still has his own apartment. Has anyone looked for her there or for clues as to why this happened?" Tobias looks at our guests who are all staring at each other.

"Well?" he asks.

"I thought he lived with her," Will finally says.

"So did I," Zeke says. "They're always together."

"Tori mentioned in passing just last week that he still has his own place, and he sleeps there from time to time," I say. "Maybe she's there. It's just a thought."

"I just assumed he lived with her because I see him most mornings leaving the apartment for a jog," Will says.

"We shouldn't assume anything," Tobias says. "I'll get you his apartment number. Hopefully my files aren't too big a mess. I'm going to finish breakfast with Tris, take the kids to daycare then I'll be in my office putting it back together and looking for clues as to what these people are looking for, if in fact they are. I'll be available on my cell if you need me."

"Who is going to start looking into the woman who were with Kirsten?" Zeke asks. Tobias looks my way then runs his hand through his hair.

"I will after I get my office back in order," he says. "Tris is going to help me." They nod then, knowing they've been dismissed, move toward the entry way and out the door but Zeke and Shauna hang back.

"I'm really sorry, Tris," he says again.

"I know," I say. I lean over and put Tessa on the floor, and she immediately pulls herself to Tobias and whines at his feet. He picks her up and kisses her head while our guests smile.

"Tessa, you're getting so big," Shauna says, gaining a grin from my daughter. "There's something Zeke and I talked about when we heard Tori and Frankie were in this mess after Kirsten was implicated. It may not mean anything but we thought we'd share. If Kirsten is helping Molly there's a connection between her and Frankie with them both working at the electronics store."

"That thought crossed my mind as well," I say. "Do either of you know Frankie well?"

"Not at all actually," Zeke says. "He's good at his job, the DJing thing. I'm not sure about his job at the store."

"I've only talked to him a couple times. He seemed pretty quiet," Shauna says. "I thought he and Tori were an odd couple."

"I guess we have to look into him now," Tobias says as the timer goes off indicating the breakfast casserole is done.

"We'll go," Zeke says. "Have a good breakfast." He puts his hand on the small of Shauna's back and leads her out the door as we all go into the kitchen. Tobias wordlessly hands me Tessa then goes to the oven to retrieve our breakfast. I walk to the doorway of our sunroom and watch as Tyler puts his dinosaur puzzle together for the millionth time.

"Breakfast is almost ready," I say and he looks up over his shoulder at me with a brilliant smile. Oh, to be that innocent. "Will you please put your puzzles away and get up to the table?"

"Otay," he says. I watch as he carefully puts each piece where it goes and closes the book. He carries it into the living room and puts it where it belongs then gets up to the table. When I hear Peanut fussing, I put Tessa in her booster seat and buckle her in so she won't fall out.

"Mommy's coming," I say when my baby really starts crying. I pick her up and recognize the smell of a dirty diaper. I quickly change it then put her in the sling and sit down next to Tessa. Tobias sets a plateful of casserole, orange segments, and buttered toast in front of Tyler and kisses his head then gives me an identical plate.

"Would you like some coffee, love?" he asks when he sets the sippy cup of milk down beside Tyler's plate.

"I'd love one," I say. He finally sits down after he pours us each a steaming mug but he picks at the food in front of him. I don't want to say too much in front of the kids, especially Tyler but I need to let him know I'm here for him. I reach out and cover his hand with mine, and he looks up at me. "Thank you for breakfast." I give him a warm smile and it takes a minute but he finally returns it.

"I'm sorry my mood isn't better," he says. "You four deserve my best."

"Everything is going to be okay," I say.

"Is it?" he says just barely above a whisper. After we finish eating, I take Tessa into the living room and ask Tyler to play with her then put Peanut back in her bassinet to finish her nap then I go back into the kitchen. I walk up beside Tobias who looks lost in thought and lean up against the counter and put my hand on his back.

"Talk to me," I say. "I didn't insist in front of the kids but I'm insisting now." He moves and wraps his arms around me.

"Do you ever dream of a different life?" he murmurs into my hair. I know I stiffen in his arms. Is he having second thoughts about me and the kids? He must read my mind because he pulls back and looks down at me. "I wasn't talking about us or our kids. I was talking about our faction, our jobs, our responsibilities. I'm worried about Tori. Where is she? Did something happen to her like happened to Frankie or worse yet was she involved in his assault. I'm concerned that something could happen to Will or Christina. Whoever is doing this seems to be working their way through Dauntless leadership one at a time. And I'm worried sick that something will happen to you or our kids. If we didn't take these jobs none of this would be happening."

"You don't know that," I say. "If this is revenge for Peter's death they would have come after us no matter what. Maybe that's what this is. They think we hurt their friend so they're targeting ours."

"Sam wasn't our friend," he says.

"I know," I say. "I've always thought that she was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. I don't exactly know why but it's how I've felt from the moment we were told about her death."

"I have a confession to make," he says as he tucks my hair behind my ear. "The only reason I want you in my office is so I can keep an eye on you and Peanut. I've already assigned two guards to the daycare center to watch over Tyler and Tessa. If I thought we could get any work done with them in my office also, I'd keep them with us, too."

"I figured that was the reason," I say as I reach up and wrap my arms around his neck. "Don't worry, if I get too tired, I'll lie down on the couch." He lowers his mouth to mine and kisses me soundly until we hear Tyler having trouble with his sister. Tobias lets me go with a groan, and we walk into the living room. Tyler has ahold of Tessa's feet and is pulling her back to him. She seems to be on the verge of a meltdown.

"You better let her go," Tobias says, "because she's getting mad."

"She like it. She laughin'." He refuses to let go and she lets out a grunt and starts crying, which wakes up Teagan. He lets her go, and she takes off. Tobias scoops her up while I get Peanut out of the bassinet.

"Next time you need to listen to me," Tobias says to Tyler. "She doesn't like to be held onto like that. She probably thought of it as a game at first but then she didn't like it. Okay?"

"Otay," he pouts.

"Alright," he says. "It's time to go to daycare. You better say goodbye to Mommy." He runs over to me and throws his arms around my neck.

"Careful of your sister," I say. I move the sling and show him Peanut. "Can you tell Teagan bye." He kisses her little head as he tells her goodbye.

"Bye, Mommy," he says. "I see you tonight." I wrap one arm around him and give him a big hug then pepper his face with soft kisses until he's giggling loudly.

"I love you, Buddy," I say. "I'll see you tonight." I release him and get up and move to Tobias. I take Tessa out of his arms and sit her on my hip. She's a little whiny but she smiles at me when I give her kisses. "You be good, little one. Mommy loves you so much." I hand her back to her father and he gives me a quick kiss.

"Please stay here until I come back," he says.

"I will," I say. "I love you, Tobias. I love all three of you, and I'll see you soon." I watch them descend the stairs until I can no longer see them then go back inside after making sure the door is locked. Peanut starts displaying all the cues that tell me she's hungry so I sit down, put my feet up on the ottoman, and nurse her while I wait for Tobias' return.

I watch my daughter as she gets her belly full, and I try to figure out if we've missed anything. Is Tori another victim or is she somehow involved in what's been going on? Why was Frankie targeted? Is it because he's Tori's boyfriend or because he knows something? And how is he? Will he succumb to the new serum or will he be able to magically fight it off, if in fact that's what happened to him?

"Tris, love, wake up." I open my eyes and find the most handsome face in the world hovering over me. It takes a couple seconds to realize that I must have fallen asleep while nursing Peanut. I yawn and sit a little straighter.

"I didn't mean to fall asleep," I say as I take Peanut who is fast asleep too out of the sling. The moment I jostle her she starts crying. I put her to my shoulder so I can burp her. "Did you say something to me?" I look at Tobias.

"I should leave you here to sleep," he says with a chuckle. "You're hallucinating."

"You're not funny," I say. "How long have you been gone?"

"A little over an hour," he says. "I stopped by the infirmary before coming home to get you and Peanut."

"Is there any news on Frankie?" I ask.

"He's a hell of a fighter. He's in critical but stable condition."

"Is he awake?" I ask as I see if Peanut is still hungry but she doesn't seem interested.

"No, he's unconscious," he says.

"Did you talk to Zander? What are his chances of making it?"

"He's not optimistic. He's surprised he's lasted this long with the level of serum in his bloodstream," he says. "I know I told you I wanted you with me but would you rather stay here and rest?" He caresses Peanut's head but she's already asleep again. "I think you're just as tired as our little Peanut here."

"I am but I'm not willing to give up spending extra time with you just so I can sleep. Maybe I'll take a nap after I feed her again. My body is used to that," I say. "Plus, whether you really want to admit it or not, you need my help. We have to have all hands on deck right now. It's important."

"I can't argue with you, mainly because you're right but mostly because it does no good," he says with a smirk that weakens my knees. I return his smile, and he helps me out of the chair and into his arms.

"Don't squish our daughter," I mumble against his lips.

"I won't," he says before deepening our kiss. Teagan starts squirming, and he quickly backs away. "I'm sorry, Peanut. Mommy told me not to squish you." He bends over and kisses her head then leads me down to his office. He must have went to our car earlier also because Tessa's travel sleeper is set up in the only clean corner of the room. I carefully take Teagan out of the sling and gently lay her on her back then proceed to help put his office back together. I gather up hundreds of sheets of paper off the floor and start sorting through them. Thankfully there are identification numbers at the top of each page or the files would be impossible to put back together. I try doing it by hand but realize that using the computer would be much simpler and less time consuming so Tobias gives me access to his desktop.

"Hey, has this computer been checked for viruses or spyware since the break-in?" I ask as I enter another round of numbers.

"No," he says, shaking his head. My fingers stall on the keys.

"What if the purpose of someone breaking in wasn't to take something but to leave something behind?" I ask, moving my hands into my lap. "Have any of the computers from the previous break-ins been looked at?"

"Not that I'm aware of," he says with a sigh then pulls his phone out of his pocket. "Hey, Zeke. Is Avery there … I want you to send her to my office immediately … Have you run diagnostics on the computers to see if there are any foreign code, viruses, or spyware … I didn't think of it. Tris did … Yeah, she's a keeper. Ever disrespect her like you did this morning and you and I will have a problem … I know. We're all on edge … No, no, no. Avery. I trust her. Plus Lauren was on the training room footage with Kirsten that we still have to investigate so keep this quiet … Okay, bye."

"Do you think she has enough experience to be handling such a delicate matter?" I ask.

"Probably not but I'd rather trust the person who is running the diagnostics than have it come back and bite us later," he says.

"I'm going to go through these by hand until we know for sure the computers are clean," I say. I get up and head for the couch when there's a knock at the door. I quickly open it and find Avery on the other side. I say hello and motion to Peanut who is sound asleep in the corner, and she nods before going to quietly talk to Tobias. I drown out their conversation as I thoroughly read each sheet of paper in my hand and make a notation as to where it belongs. They seem like random files, almost like whoever did this just opened up random drawers and scattered their contents across the floor.

"You may be on to something, Tris," Tobias says from behind the computer interrupting my train of thought. "I'm taking Avery to Harrison's office to check on something." When my eyes meet his, he looks torn. He obviously doesn't want to leave me and Peanut alone in his office but on the other hand he's excited to have possibly found something helpful. "Will you be alright?" His eyes flicker from mine to the baby and back. Almost on cue she starts fussing.

"Peanut and I will be fine," I say. He walks over to the travel sleeper and picks her up. Even though she's grown, she is still quite small and looks tiny in his hands. He gives her a little peck on the forehead then places her in my arms.

"I'll be back soon," he says as he moves his mouth to mine for a tender kiss. I'm sure he means for it to be quick, too, but his lips linger on mine. My hand rests on his chest, and I feel his heart rate spike. I gently push him away then glance toward Avery as heat seeps into my cheeks.

He leans forward and says, "I'd say I'm sorry but I'm not," causing me to giggle and blush even deeper.

"Behave," I whisper. Peanuts starts crying, and I know she's quite hungry since I fell asleep on her earlier. "Teagan and I will be fine. Go."

"I'll just be down the hallway. Call me if you need me," he says with a smile before walking out the door. I sit back down and put Peanut to my breast. As she nurses my mind is all over the place. I think about Tori and Frankie; Harrison and Sam; Molly, Drew, and the bitch; Kirsten, Lauren, and the other women in the training room but then my mind drifts to Tyler, Tessa, Teagan, and their father. We need to figure this mess out before something happens to someone I can't live without. I tense when I hear a key in the door but relax when Tobias walks in but the look on his face tells me he has more bad news.

"What is it?" I ask then hold my breath, bracing myself for his answer.

"Frankie. He didn't make it."