ien'
in a dark, eerie shadow. The
r my feet. Cobwebs hung everywhere, sticking to my face as I pa
floors were marble, now dirty and scratched. The walls had fancy moldings, though the pa
dar wood. I ran my fingers along the panels until I felt a
nd there was a quiet click. Then, t
the moonlight. State-of-the-art. Th
s in anticipation, the backdoor sequences only Blackwood exe
widened
completely fu
door. Of course. Serena had known we'd find this.a.m. as I pulled out my phone, illuminating
e was clean. She played
nstantly. "Then you'll pl
urtains, soaking through my coat within seconds. My driver leapt to open the
block, headlights
k Maybach purred at the curb, her smirk v
car's heat making my soaked clothe
ng me a tablet, "I don't brea
a in a lab coat, demonstrating something to a room full of investors. My gut twisted at
amp. "While you were chasing ghosts, she wa
schematic behind
. "Complete with our proprietary neural interface. She's
umbers didn't lie, at this rate, Vaughn Innovations would
ria murmured, applying lipstick in
. "We're no
does Serena's lead engineer suddenly have a S
fell s
t meant. Eleanor had
downpour. Through the rain, I caught a glimpse of the Vaughn
. Built with my
ll this off? I wondered.
aze. "Still think she'
facade, and for a split second, I swore I saw a silho
ess swallo
's estate. Eleanor's st
ledger, the ancient book spread across her desk like a corpse on an autopsy table. "Fir
stion weighing my bones. "The safe wa
ile you were rummaging through closets like some common thief, she was hosting investors!" Her icy g
ed. Serena's humble origins had alw
armchair. "We could always leak
e word came out shar
ebrow arched
edger entry dated five years back. "Dad approved th
shut. "Because you're going to retrie
os of Serena's daily routine. Her gym. Her favorite cafe.
ught. "She's
tner. They're working on some fertility AI." She tapped
an Cole leaving the same clinic, his coat pocket
eeth. "Seems your wife's been
matched. The stolen tech. The sudden funding. The way Ser
sn't re
oddamn mas
st terrify
n so turned o

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