Sören (The Gifted Trilogy Book 3) by Aly Stiles

Author:Aly Stiles [Stiles, Aly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: S
Published: 2022-10-20T23:00:00+00:00

I stare at the ceiling for a long time. Emil’s threat hangs heavy in the air, lingering above me in a suffocating cloud. I see his cryptic messages swirling around as a vapor, replaying in an endless loop. The rumors had prepared me for condescension, but this was far from the pompous superiority I’d been expecting. Instead, I’m faced with something darker and colder. His gaze held a bitter calculation that makes me fear the rumors are his own creation to disguise a greater evil.

Then there’s the theft accusation. Did he really orchestrate that entire nightmare or was he just messing with me to throw me off-balance? I hate that I can’t even begin to answer that question.

Yet, despite the hints pointing toward Emil’s involvement in the murder plot, I can’t salvage any evidence from his twisted behavior that paints him as anything other than a disturbed manager taking pleasure in crushing his subordinates. I want to believe he’s a murderer as well, but there’s nothing obvious to confirm that leap. Besides, Abby seems convinced the culprit is her stepmother. She’s never even mentioned the possibility of Emil’s involvement. On the surface it sounds ridiculous, but then, in theory he has as much access to the family as anyone else in this house, maybe more. The question is motive. Why would he murder his employers? What could he possibly gain except an unemployment check when they no longer need a household manager for a dead household?

I wasn’t able to glean much from the swirl of charged messages in his head, just a perplexing mix of hatred and something else. It’s the something else that has my pulse racing and my body tense beneath a cold sweat.

I don’t know what “they” want from me, but I’m pretty sure it’s not something I will give.

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