Samantha's POV
Once I brought up my brother, the cabin's air felt tense. I did not want to draw him into this. I had kept his existence as far from Jared's warped game as I could have. But we were out of time and I was out of alternatives now. Adrian's eyes begged the question—the one he hadn't asked but was ready to be answered.
"Your brother?," Though Adrian's voice was low and consistent, I sensed some doubt. "Why have you not mentioned him before?"
I backed off, folded my arms and fixed our wooden table. I wasn't sure how to convey this without disclosing aspects of my background Adrian wasn't ready for. But for that it was too late. He needed the complete truth if we were to make it.
"My brother and I... we haven't been close for a long time," I said softly. "He started hanging a
