Avery Grambs

Avery Grambs is the daughter of a single mother who died when Avery was 15. Avery is the ward of her half-sister, Libby, who is only seven years older than Avery. The sisters share a father, but rarely saw each other growing up. Even though Avery has just become close to her sister, she is fiercely protective of her and does not believe that she would do anything to intentionally put Avery in danger.

When Avery was six years of age, she caught the attention of Tobias when they happened to be eating in the same diner. Avery was building a castle with sugar packets. Her mother, who encouraged Avery to think of everything as a game, was encouraging her to build the castle at least five levels high. Tobias was attracted to Avery by her intelligence and her affinity for games. He had her followed as she...