⚠️ Content Warning: This chapter contains graphic violence, death, and intense/disturbing imagery. Reader discretion advised. Eve. “Sydney? Alan? Where have you been?” The change in her tone was audible, and it made my jaw tickle with irritation. The concern in her voice was forced, though. Sydney wasn’t about to let his little brother fall for it, as their eyes met he immediately shook his head, signaling an underlying warning. “Come inside,” Rina said, eyeing the two boys before turning around and heading in first. "Wait out with the driver." I instructed Mona before heading in. Percy and I waited in the foyer while the boys went ahead with their mother to have a family talk, their final talk. She brought us coffee, but Percy and I knew better than to drink it. After what seemed

