Anna’s stomach dropped. She replayed the old man’s words in her head—not a prisoner? Then why the hell was she here? Why was Dan here?
“I’m not here to bargain with you,” the man continued casually. “But I do need you to work with me, to create an antivirus we can use to fix all this chaos.”
Anna frowned, shaking her head. “Not happening. If you want one, make it yourself. You’ve got the prototype, don’t you?” Her tone was sharp, still accusing.
“Did I ever say that?” he asked, his smirk unwavering.
Anna narrowed her eyes. “I don’t trust you people. So yeah, I’ll go ahead and assume the worst.”
She tried to act unfazed, like she wasn’t rattled by all of this, but the truth was, she was shaking. Terrified. Every instinct screamed at her to run.
Instead of getting offended by her accus
