Secure Contain Protect Novels & Stories

This room was secured by a retina scan and a six-digit rolling code a code Sebastian had designed. "Benjamin, the code is synchronized with a sequence from our wedding song," I murmured, the irony not lost on me. Benjamin entered the code. The heavy, steel-reinforced door hissed open. The room was a bunker: rows of obsolete server racks, blinking lights, and the dusty smell of archived wealth. The Contingency Drive was not a portable device; it was a hardened server unit embedded within the wall—a final failsafe Sebastian had installed to secure Kovacs's most sensitive data.

Emiliano did not wait an hour. ​Security Protocol: The already stringent security of the South Wing was escalated to an unprecedented level. Matteo and a hand-picked, silent security detail were permanently stationed outside the door. Amara was given a new, emergency encryption code that connected her directly and exclusively to Emiliano’s private line and Matteo’s security console. No one, not even Alessia or Emilla, was permitted to enter the wing without Emiliano’s express, personal authorization.

She smiled and set it in the middle of the table. "Research repository," she said. "Keyed to you, even if someone walked out of here with it no one would be able to steal it. Security." I blinked. "Oh..."

Elena wrapped her arms around herself. “It means they’re close.” “It means,” Alex corrected, voice hardening, “we’re tightening security.” He crossed to the door, locking it, then pulled his own phone out and made a call. “Activate Protocol Shield. Full perimeter scan. Now.” His tone left no room for argument. Even Elena, shaken as she was, felt the shift Alex slipping fully into the protector he tried so hard to pretend he wasn’t. When he ended the call, he turned back to her.

"The closer you two are to each other, the easier it is to protect you both. Splitting up doubles our resources and halves our effectiveness." Lolette was staring at the table. "So I'm bait." "You're a potential target," Sarah corrected. "There's a difference." "Is there?" No one answered. Lolette's grandmother’s hands were clenched into fists. "This is insane. You want to use her as—" "We want to protect her," Richard interrupted. "And the best way to do that is consolidated security. One location. One detail. Maximum coverage." "New York," Lolette said quietly.

“I’ll make sure these two stay out of trouble.” “Now, Christen’s waiting on us, so we have to go,” Mina stated. “You realize how dangerous this is, right? He can’t take you in. He can only drop you off at the perimeter closet to the flower. You’ll have to fight your way in and out of there.” Jarren stated. Xander smiled. “We know.” “It’s been a while since I was in a good fight,” Xavier stated with a shrug before turning to leave. “I expect you to be here when I get back,” Xander said. “Or I will hurt you, Sortie.” I laughed lightly and nodded.

I asked, deciding to go with annoyed as it was the safest of all the feelings I was experiencing. "See! This is why we don't tell you this stuff! Of course no one thinks you're weak. That's not what it means. It means that we care about you and will back you up. I've personally claimed everyone at this table that isn't in the Watchmen, so has Finn." Leo ranted. "I have too!" Tom chimed in. "So have I." Keri added. I looked at Finn and he nodded. "It's true. Even Peter and his crew are protected." Finn said. I looked at Peter and he smiled.

Soren gave Kaplan a nod of acknowledgement and motioned for him to take a seat. “We run a tight ship here, Kaplan,” Soren said, his tone firm but not unkind. “We have cameras on every floor, biometric readers controlling access to all areas, and a number of other specialized security measures to keep this facility safe. What we do here is extremely important, and it is absolutely critical that this operation remains both secret and secure.” Kaplan nodded in understanding, his mind already spinning with the implications.

Connor is almost trying everything to stop him but when he felt that Devlin will remove the security power he made in the room door, he just injected Devlin high dose of an anesthesia drug. “I know Alpha, I’m your beta and I need to obey your comments but I did it as a friend, not as a Beta. Just wait for a few minutes, your mate will be near you” Connor after assuring to the sleeping figure of Devlin on the floor and went outside the room locking it carefully.

Caiden lets them escort him toward the revolving doors, still smiling, and waving like he’s leaving a cocktail party. “See you soon, Rhyssy baby.” The doors spin shut behind him. I turn on my heel and head for the conference room, anger simmering down at the fact that nothing is compromised. My entire senior team are already assembled waiting. Opting not to sit, I stand at the head of the table and give orders in clipped, precise sentences. “Patch the breach. Triple our security and keep it in constant rotation. I want all systems to be monitored hourly for the coming week.” I point to my lawyers.