The Scandalous Step Siblings: First Enemies, Then Lovers
I waited for Ethan to do something desperate—to open fire, to drop a crate, to try one last act of god-like violence from the air.
The helicopter skids hit the snow twenty yards away, sinking deep into the powder. The side door slid open with a mechanical hiss.
I expected Ethan. I expected a man with a high-powered rifle and a soul made of ice.
Instead, a figure stumbled out of the cabin. He wasn't wearing tactical gear. He was wearing a thin, torn hospital gown under a heavy coat that looked three sizes too big for him. His hair was a mess of dark tangles, and his skin was the color of ash. He looked like he’d fought his way through a war zone just to stand on that patch of snow.