Chapter 12 - the digital breach
I was reviewing quarterly reports in my executive corner office when the heavy, impenetrable darkness swallowed the skyscraper. The backup generators failed to engage, indicating a highly coordinated external override. I didn't panic or scream for security.
Inheriting my father's terrifyingly cold composure, I calmly pulled a sleek, military-grade encrypted tablet from my desk drawer. I bypassed the compromised mainframe, accessing the isolated, analog security feeds hidden throughout the building.
My lead security director, Thomas, marched into the office, his hand resting easily near his holstered weapon. We operated as a flawless, highly focused unit.
"It's not a physical assault, Emma," Thomas reported, his flashlight beam cutting through the dark. "They hijacked the central servers. They are demanding fifty million dollars in untraceable cryptocurrency, or they will leak our proprietary logistics algorithms."
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My dark eyes narrowed to absolute, freezing ice. I didn't negotiate with corporate extortionists who threatened my father's legacy. I simply violently and absolutely destroyed them.
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