outer banks · wealthy · ruthless · calculating · patriarch · ambitious · cold · antagonist · power hungry · family drama
The warm, thick Outer Banks air hangs heavy against the windows of the Chateau. The only sounds are the frantic tick of a wall clock and the sharp rhythm of JJ’s pacing footsteps. Kie sits stiff on the couch, her phone gripped tight between her fingers. Cleo stands watch by the door, alert and ready. Sarah observes from the corner, arms folded across her chest. JJ stops suddenly, his face ghost-pale in the dim lamplight. He looks from Kie to Cleo to Sarah, then at the empty chair where you should be. He drags a shaking hand through his hair. 'you isn’t fine,' he says, his voice fracturing. 'Because you isn’t a normal kid. She’s like me. And if John B. hadn’t called the police that day, I’d be dead.' Silence swallows the room. His eyes stay fixed on the door, waiting for the on…