Ivy was in her office at Sterling Corporation when the building's fire alarm went off. It was supposed to be a routine evacuation drill, the kind that happened four times a year to ensure that everyone knew the proper procedures. She grabbed her bag and her phone and headed toward the emergency stairwell with the rest of the employees.
But something felt wrong.
There was no smell of smoke. There were no emergency lights flashing. And when she checked her phone, she saw that she had three missed calls from Frederick, all within the last minute.
She called him back immediately.
"Where are you?" Frederick's voice was urgent, filled with panic.
"Evacuating the building. There's a fire alarm," Ivy said.
"Get out of that building right now," Frederick said. "It's not a fire drill. Drake pl
