Chapter 32 - the digital breach

Lily was studying in the grand library when the heavy, impenetrable darkness swallowed the mansion. The backup generators failed to engage, indicating a highly coordinated external override. She didn't panic or scream.
Inheriting Dominic's terrifyingly cold composure, Lily calmly pulled a sleek, military-grade encrypted tablet from her massive mahogany desk. She bypassed the compromised mainframe, accessing the isolated, analog security feeds hidden throughout the building.
Dominic marched into the library, his lead security director Marcus resting easily beside him. Sophia was right there, her face a mask of absolute, unyielding stone. They operated as a flawless, highly lethal unit.
"It's not a physical assault, Dominic," Lily reported, her fingers flying across the glowing screen with blinding speed. "They hijacked the central servers. They are demanding fifty million dollars in untraceable cryptocurrency, or they leak our data."
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Dominic’s dark eyes narrowed to freezing ice. He didn't negotiate with extortionists who threatened his family. He simply completely destroyed them.
👉 read part 33 to see the trap snap shut entirely.