«The Dangers of White» by Ariel Hall

You will know when the time comes and have five seconds to decide. If you take the poison no one else will be hurt. If you try the antidote on your sister she will be shot. We will find out together if it works or not. No lifting the clasp. No tampering with the box. No trying to leave town. No contacting the police or involving others. Doing any of these things will be an instant forfeit of your lives and you will not see the next sunrise. You will be constantly watched. There is no escape.

Drew Evergreen is a twenty-six year old man who has everything going for him. Money, successful businesses, private security team, and a younger sister he would do literally anything for to protect. When his parents where murdered and he was six, he was forced to chose between following the murder and becoming a killer to protect his sister, or letting them both be killed right then. Holly, Drew's sister, is sixteen and happy go lucky. She does whatever her brother says to keep him as happy as she can, seeing the stress he is constantly under while not knowing any of the danger. Drew is prepared to celebrate his sister's sixteenth birthday as soon as she flies in with as much joy as always, until his past comes back to haunt him. Marietta Graves appears once more to ruin not only Holly's birthday weekend, but to kill Drew for what he's done to her. Drew, determined to keep the truth from his sister, does everything he can until Holly finds out anyway. The race is on when Drew brakes the rules and leaves with his sister to the safe house, Marietta right behind them. When the two finally come face to face, Drew will gladly die if he can only kill Marietta first. His sister is his life, he will protect her. Question is, will he be able to, or will Marietta win?