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Why the fuck isn’t she answering? I just talked to her.

I pull up the security footage of my estate on my phone.

Everything looks normal.

I’m just about to shut it off when I see a car in the driveway.

Not mine.

I zoom in.

“Rodion, who the fuck is this?”

I call my head of security. He answers on the first ring.

“Sir?”

“I just tried to reach Anissa, and she didn’t answer. Is everything all right?”

“Yes, sir. Your mother is here for a visit. She said she couldn’t get the door to work, so I let her in.”

A chill skates down my spine.

I meet Rodion’s eyes.

He looks at me and stands up straight.

“The fuck?” he asks.

I changed the locks on my door so my parents wouldn’t get in but failed to tell security.

Shit.

As far as they know, my parents are allowed on my property.

And Anissa isn’t answering the phone.

Rodion shakes his head, and every piece of the fucking puzzle clicks into place.

Like a gun cocking.

My brother betrayed us.

But what if?—

What if he wasn’t the one behind it?

We have to get back.

Fuck.

I’m an hour out.

Fuck.

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