Chapter 4 - The Spelled Betrayal
Roman dropped to one knee beside his twin brother, his heart pounding violently against his ribs. He grabbed Ethan’s motionless hand, feeling the faint, faint pressure of his brother’s thumb attempting to move against his palm.
"Ethan..." Roman choked out, his eyes glistening with unshed tears. "Can you hear me?"
Ethan blinked once—a long, deliberate, deliberate closing of his eyelids.
Roman gasped, a shudder running down his broad spine. The doctors had lied. The specialists had falsified every brain scan, every neurological chart, and every quarterly progress report for two full years.
Roman turned his head sharply toward Claire, his voice a hushed, intense whisper. "You spelled out a name using the alphabet board... who did this to him?"
Claire held the laminated board tightly against her apron. Her lower lip quivered, her face turning deathly pale as the full magnitude of the secret pressed down on her chest.
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"He didn't spell an enemy's name, Mr. Hale..." Claire whispered in a trembling, shocked tone. "He spelled your right-hand man."
👉 Read on as Roman realizes his closest ally has been poisoning his twin brother.
