"You're smarter than she is," he said, resting his cheek on his fist. "So let me tell you what she missed."
And suddenly, it all clicked into place.
It turns out that in the updated version of his experiment, Killian had added two special conditions.
First, he gave us each a rare ability: the power to hear people's thoughts. Not out loud, but in real-time—inner voices, exposed like open books.
Second, we were bestowed with once-in-a-lifetime beauty. The kind that could alter fates and bend destinies.
He wanted to see what we'd do with those gifts. Whether hearing the raw, unfiltered thoughts of a wealthy family would change the way we navigate that world. And whether beauty alone could shift the fate of a girl born into the dirt.
Of course, neither of us knew any of this when we first entered the game.
Looking back now, it all made sense.
My sister probably figured out how messed up that wealthy family really was and started mentally dragging them hard.
And they heard every single word.
No wonder they turned on her. No wonder that deranged older brother snapped and dragged her down into the depths of his obsession.