All Chapters of Their Deadly Obsession: Chapter 51 - Chapter 54

Andrea's POVWe reach a stairwell, narrow, cold, the walls stained with things no amount of paint could cover. My skin prickles as if the air remembers screams, like it's soaked in the ghosts of everything done here.Logan stops, turning back to us. "We split. Half up. Half down.""I'm going down with you," I say before he can even glance my way.His eyes flick to mine, assessing, but he doesn't argue and gives a short nod. "Drew. You're with us."Austin gathers the others with a tilt of his head. His eyes meet mine for a breath before he vanishes up the stairwell.As we descend, every footstep echoes. The air grows colder with each level, heavier with memory. I can feel it in my lungs, thick and sour. The kind of weight that knows suffering. You can feel that evil was made here.At the bottom, we find a hallway. Low ceilings. Peeling walls. The scent of bleach fighting mold. The air tastes sterile, but nothing about this place feels clean.Logan slows beside me, and I feel it before

DREWThe door closes behind us, and the silence screams.We're back at the safe house, but it doesn't feel safe anymore.Nobody speaks. Nobody moves. For a second, it's like we're stuck between two moments, what just happened, and what comes next. My brain can't catch up. My hands are shaking, but the rest of me feels numb, like I'm floating inside my own body, watching this moment happen from behind glass.Reid moves. He doesn't say a word, just stalks to the nearest wall and slams his fist into it, full force. A sickening crunch echoes through the room. Plaster cracks and crumbles, raining to the floor in chunks that scatter like bone. Blood spills down his knuckles, bright and unforgiving, but he doesn't flinch. Doesn't even look at the damage he's done. His jaw is tight. His breathing is harsh and sharp, like he's swallowing a scream.I flinch anyway. Just enough for it to feel like weakness.Killian sets his gun down on the counter. The sound is softer than it should be, but it b