Chapter 65: I Need an Explanation

Ethan and Sophia had been loaded into the van. Brevard was all over Ethan, leaving Sophia somewhat ignored. But Vivian wasn't just standing there; she was checking out Sophia. She had a hunch Sophia was part of this kidnapping gig. Sure, Sophia's fingers had been chopped off, but looking closer, Vivian noticed there was no sign of her wrists being tied up. If she wasn't tied up, or maybe just loosely for the show, the rest of the stuff that happened made more sense. During the standoff, Ethan held her hostage with a phony bomb, and they stood still by the window. Meanwhile, the six kidnappers were piled up at the entrance, too busy trying to kick the door down. Then, the weird part—a smoke bomb popped up inside the cabin out of nowhere. Neither she nor Ethan set it off, and it wasn't the kidnappers' doing. That left Sophia. But why would she set off a smoke bomb, trapping both the kidnappers and Ethan inside? Vivian's mind wandered back to the chat she overheard between Sophia