The Billionaire's Stolen Heiress
The air in the maintenance tunnel was thick, stale, and tasted of rust and decades of stagnant dust. It was a stark contrast to the sterile, climate-controlled luxury of the villa above me, but right now, this filth was my only lifeline.
I moved with the silence of a predator, my body angled against the narrow steel conduit of the HVAC system. Every breath I took was a conscious effort, a measured intake of air that burned the back of my throat. I had spent hours analyzing the schematics of this estate, but on paper, the villa had been a masterpiece of architectural precision. Down here, it was a gut-wrenching labyrinth of vibrating pipes and screeching ventilation fans.
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