Riley’s POV
My eyes widened at the information glaring back at me. For a second, I could hear nothing but the sound of my own heartbeat thumping so loud it felt as if it would tear out of my chest.
I stared at the screen in disbelief. My legs moved before I could stop them, carrying me closer to the monitor, as if standing right in front of it would change what was written there. My name and password, fixed boldly on the screen for everyone to see.
I turned to the IT head, my voice shaking but loud enough to cut through the silence. “Check again. There must be a mistake. Please check again.”
He gave me a wary look, then typed in the number once more as I read it out clearly, slowly, praying with everything in me that the digits would betray him, that the system would cough up another n
