"Chairman Ethan, we have abnormal movement on the eastern perimeter cameras right now!" Adam Burke called as he pushed through the library doors.He carried a glowing digital tablet and hurried across the thick wool rug toward the heavy wooden desk. His tie was slightly loosened after hours of monit

"Keep your voice down, Keller!" Pike whispered in the dark tunnel, tightening his grip on the crowbar. "The central power vault is right behind this iron door, so stop dragging your feet.""I cannot see two inches past my nose, Pike," Keller grumbled, touching the wet stone wall with his gloved hand

"However, Commander, how do we get inside without a camera blackout?!" Carl asked in frustration. "The opening ceremony starts in five hours, and the perimeter is sealed!""We do not sneak through the basement anymore," Ramos declared as he walked over to a wooden crate. "We execute a direct assault

"Money can always be earned again, and trucks can always be replaced with new steel. Through all those corporate battles, all those senate votes, and all those syndicate traps, my only true fear was losing you."The confession left her voice trembling."If any harm had come to you during that winter

Chloe closed her eyes. Tears gathered beneath her lashes before slipping down her cheeks and falling onto the marble.“I brought you fresh jasmine from the valley market today, Mother Eleanor,” she whispered. “Ethan once told me that you loved the smell of jasmine whenever you walked through the cou