April Corrigan/Valerie

April is the main character in the story. She is a senior in high school and her world is turned upside down when she and her family enter the Witness Security program. Through her actions, their first bodyguard is killed, and their location is revealed to the hit man who is stalking her family. She then atones for her mistake at the end of the story and saves her family from the hit man.

Bram Corrigan/Jason

Bram is April’s younger brother. He is in the third grade. He adopts the name Jason when the family enters the Witness Security Program. He and his buddies use the attic in their new house as a hideaway and it is through this knowledge that April is able to escape and outwit Mike Vamp and thus save her family.

Jim Peterson

Jim is the first bodyguard assigned to...