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And for half a second—
Everything holds.
Because this is it.
The moment.
The point of no return.
Daniel connects the device.
The system lights up instantly.
Red.
Then—
Flashing.
UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS DETECTED
Yeah.
Of course.
“Working on it,” Daniel mutters, fingers flying across the interface.
“Define working,” I say.
“Not failing yet.”
Comforting.
Very comforting.
The system shifts.
Lines of code flood the screen.
Security layers stacking.
Trying to lock him out.
Trying to shut us down.
Mila leans in slightly.
“What do you need?”
“Time.”
We don’t have that.
Footsteps echo in the distance again.
More this time.
Faster.
