FRAGMENTS OF US
Every floorboard felt like a landmine, every distant shadow looking like Kendrick stepping out to reclaim what she had just stolen from his private server.
The moment her suite door locked behind her, her knees gave out. She collapsed against the heavy timber, sliding down until her hips hit the plush carpet. She clutched the tiny, cool metal drive to her chest, her grey-blue eyes wide and wild in the dark. She had actually done it. She had outmaneuvered him right under his nose while he slept only yards away.
Scrambling to her feet on shaking legs, Lily walked over to her desk, popped her secure, air-gapped laptop open, and slotted the drive into the USB port.