A deafening detonation shattered the security feeds on Ethan’s wrist monitor, flashing a blinding cascade of red warning text across the screen: Primary Estate Vault Door Compromised. Exterior Defenses Offline.Trapped four hundred feet underground in the collapsing subterranean armory with a blocked exit chute, Ethan didn't waste a single heartbeat on panic. The parasitic in-laws had finally tracked the decoy security grid of his secondary estate, walking right into the exact kill-zone trap he had laid out for them before the freeze. But with the mountain bunker failing and tons of snow sealing the exit, every second wasted meant risking his primary stasis inventory.Beside him, Vera pushed herself up from the concrete rubble, wiping soot and blood from her cheek. Her sniper rifle was buried under a crushed steel shelving unit, leaving her vulnerable, but her eyes were locked onto Ethan with predatory intensity."The exit is gone, Vance," Vera spat, her voice echoing over the roar of