Chapter 31 - The Unseen Shadow
Outside on Wall Street, a blinding snowstorm blanketed the city as armored vehicles surrounded the Federal Reserve.
Inside the vault, the digital countdown reached 00:03... 00:02... 00:01...
"Data transfer complete!" Maya cheered, disconnecting the terminal just as the hard drive wiped clean.
Suddenly, a loud, deep explosion shook the entire subterranean foundation, causing concrete dust to rain down from above.
The main wall screen illuminated with an incoming video signal originating from an untraceable satellite location in Dubai.
A dark silhouette sat behind a glass executive desk overlooking a glowing cityscape at night.
A smooth, heavily altered voice echoed through the vault speakers: "Well played, Liam and Maya."
"You saved the naval codes, but you failed to check the secondary protocol on your mother's trust fund."
Maya's phone buzzed in her pocket, displaying a live security alert from her family's ancestral home in Connecticut.
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The silhouette on the screen leaned forward slightly, his ring glinting beneath the dim Dubai lights.
"Phase Three has just begun, Mrs. Harrison," the voice whispered before the screen cut out to static, leaving their lives hanging on the brink of total annihilation.
