Silence. The lake lapped against the dock like a ticking clock.

Kendall’s heart was a jackhammer. He remembered the car accident at the wedding. The drowned waiter. His father’s cold grip on that secret, now a leash around his throat. Season 2 had been Logan tightening that leash, inch by inch, until Kendall’s soul was raw.

Season 2’s finale was days away. The family thought they had their sacrificial lamb.

Behind him, the manor’s lights flickered. Logan was still awake, still scheming. But for the first time all season, Kendall Roy smiled. It was the smile of a man who had nothing left to lose—and everything to destroy.