"Step closer to the glass, Vivienne, or I’ll tell Victor’s men outside that you came here with empty hands," Julian sneered, backing me into the glass walls of the conservatory.
"I gave you the bypass sequence," I said, holding his glare while my pulse hammered against my ribs. "You have what you paid for."
"I have half of a code," Julian snapped, stepping into my personal space until I could feel the heat radiating off him. "The drive requires the original encryption key. The master string. Give it to me right now, or you don't leave this room alive."
"Rhys has the master key locked in a private server," I countered, keeping my voice steady despite the ice creeping down my spine. "If you kill me, you lose any chance of forcing him to hand it over."
"Rhys is currently standing outside
