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Chapter 43: The Drive

Author: Ella Ethel
last update publish date: 2026-09-23 14:52:13

Edward stared at the black flash drive in Charlotte's hand. For several seconds, neither of them spoke. The tiny device looked ordinary—small enough to disappear inside a pocket, with no logo, no markings, nothing that revealed where it had come from. But Edward knew better than to mistake ordinary for harmless.

"Don't plug it into anything," he said.

Charlotte immediately held it still. "I wasn't planning to."

One of the security officers stepped closer. "Sir, should I secure it?"

Edward nod
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