er breached before. Her boots squeaked on the polished black

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ice instructed. It seemed louder her

n the floor. The kitchen

glass, industrial-grade and spotless. It looked like a plac

er, a single envelope sat.

enses were on high alert, straining against the s

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inal. A heavy magnetic lock en

instant, the

the exit signs were disabled.

ng low to reduce her silhouette,

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de when she heard one. This wa

stand up, letting a

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e low, steady hum

towards where she thought the d

raped loudly against the tile. Th

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ntake of

ft. Ten f

the room

ith the adrenaline of the hunt. He had been

e, pleading gesture. "Who's there? Pleas

et on tile. Soft. de

circl

hips hit the hard edge of the isl

in front of he

. It was light as a fea

screamed at her to strike, to drive her elbo

, pressing against her