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CHAPTER 225
Zayn stepped forward, his long fingers reaching out to grab the sleek metal card.He slipped it into his hoodie pocket, feeling the heavy weight of it against his chest.The sudden shift from terrified fugitive to a highly paid, fully equipped operative left him feeling slightly lightheaded."Alright," Zayn murmured, running a hand through his hair as a faint, satisfied smirk finally broke through his guard. "We have a deal, Burgess. I'm going back to my room to drain that trust.""Do it cleanly," Slayde commanded softly.Zayn gave a quick nod, turned on his heel, and practically jogged out of the study, the heavy door swinging shut behind him.Raina shook her head, le
CHAPTER 224
Raina opened her mouth to shoot down Slayde's suggestion, but before she could utter a word, a series of hasty knocks rapped against the heavy door.Slayde didn't break his cool composure. "In."The door swung open, revealing Zayn.He stood in the doorway, his hoodie pulled down around his neck, messy hair sticking up slightly from when he had been hugging his new server tower.Despite his fresh appearance, he had his hands jammed deeply into his pockets, trying his best to look like a serious professional.Raina glanced back, raising an eyebrow at the young hacker."Knocking? Progress."Zayn ignored her entirely, his
CHAPTER 223
In the dim quiet of his private study, Slayde sat motionless behind his desk.The ambient glow of a terminal illuminated the sharp contours of his face, casting long shadows across the walls.Spread across the desk were dozens of surveillance photographs, financial charts, and historical dossiers.Slayde’s fingers moved methodically through the printouts, his dark eyes analyzing every face captured in the backgrounds of Harlyn and Dominic’s recent outings.He zoomed in on a series of shots taken at a private charity gala three months ago, then flipped to high-resolution stills from Dominic and Harlyn's wedding.His sharp gaze scanned the crowd, searching, sifting, testing every face against his memory.
CHAPTER 222
Jaxon winced, his triumphant grin instantly evaporating."Viktor! He said he likes it! He literally just said he wants the room!""The boy is a guest of Mr. Burgess, not a prisoner," Viktor replied calmly, pulling a sleek black keycard from his pocket and tossing it toward Zayn.Zayn caught it effortlessly."Your actual room is on the east wing, third door on the left. King bed, private bath, fiber-optic line directly connected to the main server cluster."Zayn looked down at the keycard in his palm, then up at Viktor, surprised by the upgrade."And as for you, Reyes," Viktor added, stepping forward and grabbing the door handle of the storage room. "Since you love this rusti
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Slayde’s heavy footfalls faded down the marble hallway, leaving the remaining group in a fragile silence that lasted only as long as it took for the door of his private study to click shut.The moment Slayde was out of sight, Jaxon threw his arm over Zayn’s shoulders with dramatic flair."Ignore the peanut gallery, my dark-web brother," Jaxon declared, steering a hesitant Zayn toward the grand staircase. "Come! Let me show you to your royal quarters.""Royal quarters," Raina scoffed behind them, grabbing her tablet to follow. "If that glorified broom closet is a royal quarter, then I'm the Queen of England."Elio tossed her legs off the sofa and slid into her slippers, trailing right behind Raina with her glass of water in hand. "Are you kidding? I wouldn't miss this for the world. I want to see the exact moment Zayn realizes what he signed up for."Zayn glanced over his shoulder at the two women parading behind them, feeling wildly out of place. He was used to silent, dark hallways
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She gestured dramatically toward the floor-to-ceiling windows, her tone rising with genuine indignation. "He's a hacker! If you bring him into this estate, he could easily bypass Viktor's security, hijack the network, and take control of the house while we sleep!"Beside Slayde, Zayn braced himself. His shoulders tensed under his oversized hoodie, his fingers twitching against his sides. Spending eighteen hours a day behind glowing monitors, speaking only through encrypted text and scrambled voice lines, had left his social skills completely rusted.For a second, his throat locked up. He had no clever comeback, no smooth defense.Then, the sheer nerve of her words registered, sparking a sudden heat in his chest."I'm standing right here, you know," Zayn blurted out, his voice rougher than intended as his dark eyes flashed with sudden defiance. "And for the record, if I wanted to take control of this estate, I wouldn't need to move in first. I could have hijacked your smart locks f
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