STEP BROTHER DEAREST
By the time the stepbrother arrived, the place was already humming with tension.
Madison whispered from her perch: “Visual on him. East entrance.”
I crouched low behind a container, pulse hammering. Ian’s eyes glinted in the dark, his hand tight on the hilt of his knife though he knew tonight wasn’t about blades.
The stepbrother moved slowly, scanning. His posture was relaxed—too relaxed, like a predator who already knew the kill was his.
He passed the first spiral without pause. Good.
At the second, he tilted his head, studying. Then he smirked—just faintly—and moved on.