TRAPPED WITH MY DAD'S BESTFRIEND
The black device in his hand looked deceptively simple—a small screen, a few buttons—but the weight of its implications pressed down on all of us.
“What is that?” Raven demanded, stepping forward.
“A gift from the Syndicate,” Thiago replied hoarsely, his gaze flicking to me briefly before returning to Raven. “It’s a trigger—or a bluff. Either way, they wanted me to find it.”
“What do you mean?” I asked, stepping closer, my voice trembling.
“They left it on one of the guards,” Thiago said. “It was staged, just like Sebastian’s ‘execution.’ They want us to play their game.”
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