Chapter 16: The Invisible Net
The heavy acoustic door of the guest wing clicked shut behind Rowan, the magnetic plates drawing together with a dull latching sound that severed the last trace of the suite from the central hallway. He did not hurry his stride, keeping his pace steady and unhurried as he walked past the reinforced fire doors and entered the main corridor. He knew the layout of Alderwood Manor down to the exact placement of every conduit, but more importantly, he knew that anyone watching through an open doorway needed to see nothing more than an exhausted homeowner retiring to bed.
He ascended the short flight of concrete steps leading to the security hub, stepping through the biometric threshold into the command center. The air in here was crisp, maintained at sixty-eight
