Letting My Brother's Best Friend Take My V-Card

Chapter 284

LUKE

Josh leaned back against the counter, his jaw tight and his expression grim. "What are we going to do about Sarah?"

I didn't answer right away. The air between us felt heavy, every unsaid word adding to the weight pressing down on my chest. Finally, I spoke, my voice sharp. "First, what the hell did you do with the gun?" Josh's gaze didn't waver, but his tone came out clipped.

"Nothing. Left it right where I found it. But I unloaded it and took the bullets."

My fists clenched at my sides as I stared at him. "You didn't think that was worth telling me earlier? Jesus, Josh, we're sitting on a goddamn time bomb here!"

Before he could reply, a scream tore through the house, sharp and raw, cutting through the tension like a knife.

Both of us froze.

"Did you hear that?" I asked, though I already knew the answer.

Josh's face drained of color. "Yeah."

bolted out of the room, moving on instinct. The sound had come from my house. Adrenaline surged through me, every nerve in my body on edge.

my breath as we sprinted through the front door. "If someone else fucking fell and

with caution; we didn't have the time. Josh peeled off towards the kitchen, and I headed upstairs, taking the steps two

the empty halls. No answer.

open the bedroom doors, one after the other, but each room was empty. The house felt wrong-off. Eerily still, like

Josh's voice carried from below,

bounded back down the stairs, nearly slipping in my rush.

My stomach

the kitchen and skidded to a halt. Jess was there, standing next to Laura. Relief flooded me, but

Laura stood stiff beside her, her hands gripping the counter behind her like it was the only thing keeping her upright. "Babe," I said,

She just shook her head, her gaze

I turned to Josh, who had come into the room behind me. He was as still as

I demanded. "Why isn't anyone

unmistakable click of a gun

up as I spun on

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