-myfamilypies- Emma Hix - Secret Agent Step Dad... May 2026

The rain over Vienna was a persistent, gray whisper against the window of Apartment 4B. Emma Hix adjusted the earpiece, a tiny, flesh-colored device that pulsed with a single, low beep.

Emma stared at the drive in his palm. It could be a trap. It could be the truth. In her world, they were often the same thing. -MyFamilyPies- Emma Hix - Secret Agent Step Dad...

She almost smiled. Then she vanished into the gray Vienna rain, a fake drive in her boot, a real one in her heart, and the strangest, most dangerous ally she’d ever known covering her escape. The rain over Vienna was a persistent, gray

But the lobby doors downstairs clattered open. It could be a trap

“Mom doesn’t know anything,” Emma said. It wasn’t a question.

“I can’t,” Emma whispered back. “He’s not here for the drive. He’s here for me.”