The man walked in the manner of a marionette without strings-jumpy and unnatural. Up close, Matthew Carter's face was an ugly arrangement of features-Lena's grandmother's sharp cheekbones, Charles quite thick brows, and eyes mirroring Ryan's father.
"Sister." Matthew's smile cut his face too wide. He ceremoniously unrolled the blueprints. "Daddy's masterwork. Two versions-one for the world, one for us."
Lena's heart raced the moment she recognized her grandmother's characteristic lettering, which labeled the marina's support beams. Ryan breathed in sharply. "This calculation... She modified James's design. Made it unbreakable."
Matthew giggled while pointing at a smudged date. "But uncle Charles built the cheap version. When the storm came..." His hands imitated an explosion.
A phone rang. "The demolition team just blew up the wrong building!" came Sophie's scream when Ryan answered.
(Cliffhanger: Matthew's sleeve rode up, revealing a barcode tattoo- Property of Calloway Biotech.)