"Meira hides the file behind her back, torn apart as international assassin contract alerts begin ringing across all network monitors."
"What is that blaring sound coming from your auxiliary console?" Bisma asked, stepping closer to Meira as the red warning lights flashed across the walls of the shadow safehouse.
Meira swallowed hard, pressing the encrypted hard drive containing her father's political betrayal documents tightly against her spine to keep it hidden from view.
The cold metal chassis of the drive pressed sharply into her back, serving as a painful reminder of the massive secret she was currently keeping from the man she loved.
"It is just a security ping from the perimeter router," Meira lied smoothly, forcing her voice to remain steady despite the frantic racing of h
