Chapter 16 - Chloe Proves Her Strategic Value During The Crisis
Amidst the chaos of gunfire, Chloe noticed that the estate’s main security server room was exposed on the courtyard monitors.
She sprinted across the open tile patio while bullets ricocheted off the limestone pillars near her feet.
Reaching the emergency terminal inside the security annex, she bypassed the firewall to lock down the exterior blast doors.
The heavy steel shutters dropped into place across every window and door of the mansion, sealing the interior safe.
Luciano fought his way back inside through the armored panic tunnel, panting heavily as he locked the steel bulkhead.
He found Chloe standing calmly by the main console, monitoring the perimeter cameras with absolute professional composure.
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“You ran straight into an active firefight,” Luciano said, his chest heaving as he grabbed her shoulders.
“You needed your perimeter locked down, and I knew the secondary server passcodes,” she answered steadily.
