Chapter 51
The alarm echoed through the tunnel.
Loud.
Relentless.
Unforgiving.
Nobody moved.
Nobody spoke.
The words lingered in the air like poison.
They've opened the archive.
For the first time since Evelyn had met him, the Director looked genuinely concerned.
Not afraid.
Not yet.
But concerned.
And that alone terrified her.
Interesting.
Very interesting.
Because powerful men didn't fear ordinary problems.
They feared disasters.
The Director glanced toward the tunnel exit.
Calculating.
Thinking.
Adjusting.
As though a carefully constructed plan had suddenly gone wrong.
Victor noticed it too.
"What's happening?"
The Director ignored him.
His attention remained fixed on something only he seemed to understand.
Jonathan stepped closer to Evelyn.
Protectively.
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