Chapter 3 - Darkness Falls Across The Street
Without electricity, the smart-home cooling system in our former house died instantly, trapping the trapped occupants in a sweltering box.
Bonnie shrieked from the front porch, her voice carrying clearly across the quiet, manicured neighborhood street.
“Caden! Why are all the lights off? Fix the Wi-Fi right now, my phone is dying!” she screamed hysterically.
Caden furiously punched buttons on his dead tablet screen, realizing too late that every single utility was tied to my corporate master account.
He marched down the driveway in his bare feet, staring across the street toward our grand stone mansion with mounting panic.
The security gate remained tightly sealed, blocking him out just as effectively as his own arrogance had blinded him.
He slammed his fists against the thick bronze bars, shouting my name into the warm Phoenix night air.
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“Taylor! Open this gate right now! You can’t just lock us out of our own lives!” Caden bellowed furiously.
I watched him from the second-floor balcony, sipping a glass of chilled water without a single shred of sympathy.
