The alarm system shrieked at 2 AM. I jolted awake, heart hammering. Charlotte started crying immediately—loud, terrified wails that cut through the darkness. "Stay here!" Calloway was already out of bed, gun in hand, moving toward the bedroom door. "Calloway, wait—" But he was gone. I grabbed Charlotte from her bassinet, holding her tight against my chest. Her cries were deafening, panicked. I backed into the corner of the room, as far from the door as possible. Footsteps pounded through the penthouse. Shouting. Hayes and Martinez's voices mixing with Calloway's. "Clear!" "Living room clear!" "Kitchen clear!" More footsteps. Running. The sound of doors being thrown open. Charlotte's wails intensified. I bounced her, tried to soothe her, but my hands were shaking too badly. "It's okay, baby.
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