Chapter 8 - The Heavy Rooftop Doors Finally Disengage
For three terrifying seconds, the entire terrace was plunged into absolute darkness and dead silence.
Then, with a loud, mechanical click, the heavy iron fire doors at the top of the stairs swung inward.
The electronic deadbolts had finally disengaged, returning the access control to manual analog mechanics.
“Yes! You did it, Dad!” Noah cheered, throwing his hands up into the air in triumphant relief.
Daniel scooped Lily into his arms, pulling Noah and Vanessa toward the open doorway with urgent speed.
“Move, everyone inside right now before Julian reroutes power from the basement generator!” Daniel commanded.
They stumbled down the concrete stairwell, slamming the heavy fire door shut behind them and bolting it securely.
The warm air of the penthouse hallway rushed over them, smelling faintly of polished mahogany and expensive leather.
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Yet the estate was still trapped inside a massive digital lockdown controlled from the subterranean server room.
Daniel set Lily down gently on the plush carpet, kneeling to look into her big, relieved brown eyes.
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