Raven’s pulse slammed against her ribs like a warning drum. Every instinct screamed to run, but her legs felt rooted in the cold tile floor. The stolen USB and ledger pressed heavy in her pocket, the weight of secrets that could shatter worlds. She swallowed hard, every breath shallow.
Before she could think twice, the office door shut behind her with a soft click.
Dante stepped forward, the smirk playing on his lips like a predator savoring his prey. “Thought you could slip away unnoticed? Zane’s eyes never blink. Neither do mine.”
Her throat tightened, but she forced a calm she didn’t feel. “You don’t scare me.”
“Maybe not yet,” he said, and his smile darkened. “But that’s about to change.”
A distant chime shattered the tension, the elevator’s bell ringing sharply, urgent. The sound
