silently down the garage ramp, sto

assistant, stepped out. He moved with the quiet efficienc

s lower lip. Silas's body tensed instantly. His hand moved towa

n his index and middle finger

as's movement

at didn't reach his eyes. "Cash this, Silas," he o

inted on the top left corner. Charlize Chen. A flicker of profo

ack seat of the Maybach. He reached up an

on commanded, his voice turning to ice. "Every debt, every secr

oor, got behind the wheel, and the Mayb

use overlooking the glowing skyline

ding straight for the marble wet bar. She grabbed a c

and swallowed the burn

kiss. She reached up, her fingers lightly touching her swollen lower lip. T

he glass down on t

hat kind of physical presence and technical skill didn't ju

in front of a heavy oak door. She unlock

button under the rim, and a secret compartment slid open

life, scanning her retina and requ

network she had built from the ground up,

ss the keyboard. She

hit

seconds later, the screen went completely black.

LEVEL: SSS. ACCESS DENIE

hump. Her clearance level was at the absolute top

d satellite phone off he

e said the second

s sharp voice came thro

etwork. Break through the firewall on a man

ound of rapid typing echoed through the p

he firewall protecting his data is military-grade. If I push any harder, I'l

he phone tighter.

quez family. He went missing twelve years ago. He just returned to the coun

d back in her leather chair, staring

sing. Military-g

ked at her in the smoke. The way

just an arrogant billionaire. He was a pred