Chapter 6

"Victor," Clara said, her voice tight, the blood draining from her face. "Julian's tracker app shows he is pulling into the parking lot of the very building we are in."

Victor did not flinch. His icy blue eyes snapped toward the massive digital display on the far wall of the vault. He pr

Chapter 7

The Crystal Ballroom of the Plaza Hotel was a sea of pastel silk, blinding diamonds, and hushed, venomous gossip. The annual Children’s Hospital Charity Luncheon was the premier daytime event for the city’s ultra-wealthy elite, a place where fortunes were flaunted, alliances were forged,

Chapter 8

The basement server room of the Vance estate was a sanctuary of chilled air, blinking blue LEDs, and the steady, hypnotic hum of cutting-edge processing power. Julian had insisted on installing it two years ago, claiming a CEO of his stature needed an off-site, military-grade secure envir