Chapter 5 - Leo Activates The Hidden Mansion Backup Server Protocol
Seven-year-old Leo didn't cry or shrink away from his mother’s sharp, spiteful glare from the upper landing of the grand staircase.
Instead, the boy pressed a combination of side volume buttons on his custom-built tablet, initiating an encrypted local wireless bypass loop.
Deep within the reinforced concrete basement below the mansion, a hidden server rack hummed to life, blue LED lights flashing in sequence.
The main foyer lights flickered twice, then suddenly plunged into complete, blinding darkness as the main circuit breaker tripped offline.
Jim lunged forward in the dark, trying to tackle Marcus to the floor, but Marcus had already shifted his position toward the central pillar.
Marcus landed a heavy, precise left hook against Jim’s jaw, sending the large security guard crashing hard into the tall wooden grandfather clock.
“Elena! Take Leo into the pantry under the stairs and lock the iron deadbolt!” Marcus roared through the pitch-black darkness of the room.
Elena grabbed the boy, pulling him close to her chest as she scrambled across the slick marble floor toward the kitchen service hallway.
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Above them, Victoria’s high heels clicked frantically against the wooden stairs as she tried to make her way down in total darkness.
“Jim! Shoot him! Don't let him reach the main security console in the library!” Victoria screamed, her voice rising in absolute panic.
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