"How long would it take you to complete the Grand Tower analysis if we pull an all-nighter?"
Lisa swallowed hard, glancing at the screen where the threatening message still lingered, then looked back at me. Newfound determination sparked in her eyes. "Forty-eight hours. I can complete it in forty-eight hours."
"Good. Because after this, there's nowhere left to hide. Victor, activate Level Two security protocols in this building. No one enters or leaves without my personal authorization."
"Understood, Sir."
I turned back to the window, staring into a night that now felt far more menacing. This chess game had just lost its rules. Clara Dione was merely a pawn in the coming storm. The real enemy had just knocked, and she brought the key to the very house I built.
"Lisa," I called again.
