Avery’s POV
The alarms shattered the silence like a gunshot. Red warning lights flared to life, painting the marble halls in streaks of crimson. My pulse skyrocketed as Raven and I froze in place, our eyes meeting in a brief moment of panic.
"s**t," Raven hissed. "They know we're here."
We had seconds—seconds before the guards outside the meeting room came storming in. My instincts screamed at me to run, but we couldn’t—not yet.
Raven recovered first, snapping her laptop shut and shoving it into the supply cart. "We need to move. Now."
The double doors ahead burst open. Two guards stormed into the hallway, guns drawn, their eyes scanning for the threat. I forced myself to stay still, gripping the supply cart’s handle as if it would ground me. We still looked like workers. Maybe—just m
