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Chapter 212

Author: Gem
last update Last Updated: 2025-09-30 23:37:37

The house was too quiet when I pushed the door open.

Not the normal kind of quiet—no TV hum, no clinking dishes. Just… heavy. Like the silence had weight, pressing down on my chest.

I kicked off my shoes, every nerve in my body buzzing. Brandon had begged me to come back with him to his place, but I couldn’t. Not yet. Something about all of this—it didn’t sit right. Too many cracks in the story. Too many pieces that only Drake would know unless someone fed them to him.

And the only person close enough to do that?

“…Yes, I made sure. He won’t stop until—”

I froze halfway up the stairs. My stepmother’s voice, low and sharp, drifting out of the study.

My pulse spiked. I crept closer, each step creaking like it was screaming at me to stop. But I couldn’t stop. Not when I heard her next words.

“Drake, listen to me—Cameron is stubborn, but we can break him. You just have to trust me. Yes. I’ll handle it.”

The phone clicked off. Silence again.

My chest went hollow. I stood in the doorway, he
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    DrakePatience. That was the key. Always had been.The cops thought they were circling me, like vultures waiting for me to stumble. Cute. They didn’t get it—I wanted them close. I wanted them watching. Because when it all went down, when Cameron finally snapped, they’d see what I’d seen all along.He wasn’t built for Brandon. Not really. And the fact that Brandon still clung to him after everything? That was the real comedy.I stood by the cracked window of the warehouse, cigarette burning slow between my fingers. My phone buzzed once. A man’s voice came over the line, low and uncertain.“Boss, surveillance says the cops are moving more units near the river. You sure we shouldn’t clear out?”I smirked. “Let them come. They think they’re hunting me? No. I’m dragging them into the open. You got the truck ready?”“Yes, but—”“No buts.” I flicked ash onto the floor. “When I say move, you move. Brandon’s the prize. Cameron’s the leash. They’ll both dance when I pull.”The guy muttered a ne

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    DrakePatience. That was the key. Always had been.The cops thought they were circling me, like vultures waiting for me to stumble. Cute. They didn’t get it—I wanted them close. I wanted them watching. Because when it all went down, when Cameron finally snapped, they’d see what I’d seen all along.He wasn’t built for Brandon. Not really. And the fact that Brandon still clung to him after everything? That was the real comedy.I stood by the cracked window of the warehouse, cigarette burning slow between my fingers. My phone buzzed once. A man’s voice came over the line, low and uncertain.“Boss, surveillance says the cops are moving more units near the river. You sure we shouldn’t clear out?”I smirked. “Let them come. They think they’re hunting me? No. I’m dragging them into the open. You got the truck ready?”“Yes, but—”“No buts.” I flicked ash onto the floor. “When I say move, you move. Brandon’s the prize. Cameron’s the leash. They’ll both dance when I pull.”The guy muttered a ne

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