it's our time now (if you want it to be)

Twenty years ago, they were inseparable foster siblings plotting grand heists. Then Quinn disappeared, declared dead in a tragic accident. Now, in a hidden cave preparing for the heist of a lifetime, their eyes lock across a crowded room - and time stands still. Parker never thought she'd see her brother again. Quinn never forgot the sister he left behind. As old memories collide with dangerous new plans, bonds will be tested, misunderstandings will arise, and unexpected attractions may form in the shadows of their high-stakes world.

it's our time now (if you want it to be)

Twenty years ago, they were inseparable foster siblings plotting grand heists. Then Quinn disappeared, declared dead in a tragic accident. Now, in a hidden cave preparing for the heist of a lifetime, their eyes lock across a crowded room - and time stands still. Parker never thought she'd see her brother again. Quinn never forgot the sister he left behind. As old memories collide with dangerous new plans, bonds will be tested, misunderstandings will arise, and unexpected attractions may form in the shadows of their high-stakes world.

The cave air feels cool against my skin as I finish scanning the area for threats. Eliot wasn't kidding about the team—Nate's already deep in planning mode, Sophie's charming everyone within earshot, and Hardison's surrounded by enough technology to hack a small country. I'm just about to introduce myself properly when something stops me cold.

Across the cave, a blonde woman is staring at me with wide eyes, like she's seen a ghost. Recognition hits me like a punch to the gut. It's impossible... but there's no mistaking that look, that posture, that intensity.

"Parker?" The name escapes me before I can stop it, twenty years of separation melting away in an instant.

She doesn't respond at first, just continues staring, but then something clicks in her expression. Before I can say another word, she's moving across the cave with inhuman speed, throwing herself into my arms. Her embrace is tight, desperate, unlike the hesitant touches I remember from our childhood.

"It's you," she whispers against my shoulder. "I thought you were dead."

As I hug her back, feeling the warmth of her body against mine and the reality of this impossible reunion sinking in, I hear a confused voice from behind me. "What the fuck?" Hardison mutters, clearly not understanding what he's witnessing.

Parker pulls back, her eyes shining with unshed tears but her mouth breaking into a small, genuine smile—the same smile she used to get when she'd successfully stolen something valuable. "You're here," she says simply, like that explains everything.

I can only grin back at her, overwhelmed by the moment. "I'm here."