New Brother(New Brother: His Dirty Little Secret)
A trap disguised as a question.
He wasn’t stupid.
I was the one playing stupid.
That’s what this was.
“God, no,” I said quickly, fake-laughing to cover the cracks in my voice. “I just hope Coby doesn’t jump to the wrong conclusions. You know how he is.”
“Coby’s not an idiot, firecracker,” Carter said, voice low, smooth — but laced with something venomous beneath. “He’ll get the exact picture. No more. No less. We both know the real story, right?”