ALEX
I kept my eyes on him, refusing to blink or give away a single emotion.
He scoffed, clearly irritated. “Why are you staring at me like that? Don’t play dumb. I know she’s here. Tell her to come out and face me!”
Instead of responding, I strolled deeper into the living room, my steps unhurried as I approached the mini bar tucked against the wall. “If you’re so desperate to find your sister,” I said lightly while reaching for a bottle of scotch, “shouldn’t her own house have been the first place you check?”
I poured a modest amount of amber liquid into two crystal glasses. Carrying both drinks back, I handed one to him without meeting his glare, then lowered myself onto the sofa beside him.
“I already stopped by,” he muttered. “The place was empty. No one answered the door, and she
