The intercom speaker carried my voice clear as a bell through every room in the house.
Cody froze, glancing between Chloe and Ethan. "Dad... is what she said true? Is Chloe really my mom?"
Ethan dropped the act entirely and screamed at the speaker. "Since you already know, then just go ahead and die! Elena, you were nothing but an ATM for this family. Open this door and hand over the supplies!"
"Supplies?"
I let out a soft laugh.
"There's a red first-aid kit under the coffee table in the living room. Inside, you'll find a five-hundred-milliliter bottle of purified water and a can of glucose."
A frantic scuffling sound came from the other side.
"Found it! It's really here!" Chloe shrieked.
"But..." I added slowly, "there's only one bottle of water. And there are three of you."
"Eth
