Chapter 17
Chief Vance stepped closer to the desk, his face unreadable as he picked up the vintage tape player.
"Miss Vance... you shouldn't have listened to that tape," Vance said, his voice dropping into a flat, terrifying tone.
Elena looked up at him, her heart hammering wildly against her ribs as panic surged through her veins.
"Chief... did you know about this?" Elena whispered, her voice cracking with betrayal.
Vance did not answer; he reached into his jacket and pulled out a small silver satellite phone.
He pressed a single speed-dial button, placing the phone to his ear without breaking eye contact with her.
"Sir, she just played the Cerberus cassette," Vance reported into the phone calmly.
"Agent Miller's breach was faster than we anticipated."
A familiar cold, aristocratic voice echoed through the phone's speaker loud enough for Elena to hear.
"Is the penthouse secured, Vance?" Edward’s voice asked from the other end of the line.
"Yes, sir. The elevator is locked down, and the private network is jammed," Vance confirmed.
"Good," Edward replied coldly. "I am coming up now."
Elena backed away toward the balcony doors, her mind racing desperately to find an escape route.
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The man she had trusted as her savior... the man who helped her put Montgomery in prison...
Was the true monster who murdered her parents ten years ago.
