Then Thomas asked: “What about her parents?” Adrian’s answer made my entire body go cold.
“They’re traveling through the mountains next week.” He paused. “My people are already prepared.”
Margaret said nothing. Adrian continued. “A tragic brake failure on an icy road.
Everyone will call it an a. c. c. i. d. e. n. t.” I covered my mouth before a sound could escape.
They were sitting aboard my father’s yacht. Drinking his champagne. And calmly discussing how to erase my entire family.
Then the dizziness returned. Hard. Whatever Adrian had been giving me was still moving through my system.
My knees weakened. The ocean thundered against the yacht outside. Midnight was only hours away.
I was alone in international waters, surrounded by people pretending to be family.
And now I knew exactly what they had planned for me. The only question was…
how was I going to stay alive long enough to stop them? (I know you’re all very curious about the next part, so if you want to read more, please leave a “”YES”” comment below!)
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