Date: July 16, 2010 – Thursday
Time: 4:00 PM
Location: The Young Residence, Sycamore Lane – Mouth of Wilson, VA
Ethan stood outside the Young residence, a modest two-story house tucked behind rows of maple trees and white fencing. The late afternoon sun was hot on his neck, but the warmth did nothing to ease the chill crawling through his gut.
Beside him were Lucas, Evan, Ryan, and Louie—quiet, tense, and waiting.
None of the other Vorpal teammates were with them.
They had wanted to come. Insisted on it. But Ethan had said no. Not this time.
"Just us," he told them earlier. "We're not trying to overwhelm him. We just need to check on Brandon—quietly."
Now they were here.
But the visit wasn't going as planned.
