e atmosphere crackled with the
utfit, her long hair pulled back into a severe, pract
that displayed the security schematics for
ne said, her voice tight with anxiety. "They claim it
ss the screen, pulling up lines of code. "Every system
l device that looked lik
se to the main server, it will trigger a three-minute loop on the security feed. Three m
"I've pre-cleared the service elevator's logic board. The moment you t
oane earlier was now slotted into the base of a micro-camera, the whole unit expertly disgu
he one going in," Sloane mut
e outside," Elba countered, pulling her hair into a pon
ed with a news alert. A photo of Landon Sterling, smiling and
Sloane confirmed. "No way he
sk. She looked at Sloane, her eyes conveying a silent trust. "Keep an
r off a block away. Elba slipped into the shadows, approaching the
visible security cameras, and made her way to a f
end club membership card Landon had given her as a gift. A small, foolish token he never imagi
electrical room. It was where the physical
the main server cabinet and activated it. On Sloane's tablet
ighty seconds," Sloane's voice crackled
e service elevator, using a second pre-programmed c
into the apartment. The same apartm
. Seraphina's scent. A wave of nausea washed over Elba, a visceral reaction to
telpiece above the fireplace, directly across from the king-sized bed. A
original diffuser with her own, the one con
app. The screen immediately showed a crystal-clear, pan
ne's voice crac
sixty seconds before the cameras go live. Exit no
backpack, her eyes darting around the room
andle, when she heard a faint whirring s
a frantic bird beating against her
ng the door almost shut, and held her
slid open. Silence.
etched into an eternity, Sloane's reli
erent floor. They must have hit the wrong
of the apartment, took the service elevator back dow
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