The temptation of my brother-in-law

Chapter One Hundred and Sixty-Four

Alicia’s POV

I woke up to an empty apartment. The morning light came through the curtains in thin strips, and for a moment I just lay there, listening to the silence.

Something felt off.

I got up and checked the living room. Empty. The kitchen. Empty. Sophie’s room.

Her bed was made. Her bag was gone.

I found a note on the kitchen counter, her handwriting messy like always.

"Went to explore the city. Don’t worry. I’ll be back later. - S"

I stared at the note for a long time. She was seventeen. Old enough to take care of herself, technically. But we were in a foreign country, hiding from people who would hurt us if they found us, and she’d just decided to go exploring.

I wanted to be angry. Wanted to call her and tell her to come back immediately. But my phone buzzed with a text before I could.

The car would be here in thirty minutes.

Right. The job. My first day.