"Physical aspect? Zayn, what are you going to do?" Leo sounded genuinely concerned. "I’m going to make sure Vanessa can’t bribe her way out of this one," Zayn replied, a cold smile spreading across his face. He knew exactly where Vanessa would be trying to make that crucial digital transfer – from the sterile, heavily fortified panic room within the Carter Estate, a place designed for ultimate security, ironically becoming her ultimate vulnerability. He ended the call and spoke to his driver, the former Blackthorn operative who had proven his loyalty in the earlier skirmish. "Carter Estate. We need to get inside, and we need to do it fast. Vanessa is trying to move funds out of a secure location. I need to stop it." The drive back to the mansion was a tense, silent affair. The news had

