“What vault?” Diane demanded immediately.
Nobody answered and that terrified her more than the silence itself.
Calder stared at the flash drive in her hand as though it had suddenly become something alive.
Impossible and dangerous.
“Elena” he said slowly “tell me you didn’t.”
Her mother’s expression tightened “I didn’t open it.”
“But someone did.”
Damon stepped forward “Can someone explain what the hell you’re talking about?”
Calder ignored him completely.
His eyes remained fixed on Diane.
“How long has she been holding the drive?”
Kara frowned “Why does that matter?”
“Because,” Calder snapped “the vault can only be accessed by the registered bloodline connected to the encryption key.”
The words hit the clearing like ice water.
Diane blinked “What?”
Damon’s eyes narrowed ins
