Contract With My Hidden Enemy
The name left my throat as a breathless, broken sob.
Beside me, Silas didn't make a sound, but the air around him instantly turned like he was ready to hunt. His towering frame went completely rigid, his jaw clenching so hard a muscle cracked violently under his stubble. His dark eye shifted from the monitor to the heavy, reinforced steel entry doors at the end of the architectural foyer.
Silas turned towards me. “Pause it”.
I quickly did as I was instructed. My trembling fingers flew across the keys terminals.
"Elias," Silas’s voice dropped to a lethal, quiet tone that made the hairs on my arms stand up. "Lock down the inner sanctuary. If those elevator doors open, I want a localized EMP gr