The Villain's Diamond

d bedroom into a literal greenhouse. Elena woke up with a thin sheen of sweat

The green progress bar was gone, replaced by a flashing, pulsing node map of the Vitale fortress. Every securit

t cover." She stood up, ignoring her aching muscles, and walked into the attached luxury bathroom. After a freezing cold

ar, she was going to look the part. When she stepped out of the bathroom, t

room. Standing in the doorway was an older woman wearing a crisp, ironed housekeeper's uniform. She

woman said, her voice shaking slightl

kfast. He also requested your presence i

tting it on the unmade bed. Her

t's t

said... he said your old devices are garbage compared to hi

age' device completely blindfolded his

of the room. Elena didn't touch the food. She picked up the new smartp

had cloned the phone's MAC address, rooted its kernel, and installed a hidden backdoor

d to dark wealth. A mahogany table that could seat thirty people stretched across the room. At the very head of the ta

shirt, the top buttons open just enough to hint at the heavy tatt

without looking up from his papers. His d

ly gifted me," Elena replied smoothly, pulling out the

e. "Next time, buy the upgraded model. The firewall on

, scanning her fresh appearance, her tight ponytail, and the absolute lack

e room," Dante murmured, leaning forward, resting his powerful forearms on t

e in the dark," Elena shot

lock you out of your own master bedroom next?" The two enforcers standing guard by the door

ice. He took a slow sip, his eyes never leaving her lips. "Last night was a free pass, Elena. A weddi

a mattress. I will make sure you don't have the strength to use those fingers to type for

a threat,

l burst open. A tall, heavily built enforcer with a fresh scar across his cheek rushed in, his face completely pale. He

night-they wiped our tracking servers clean from the inside. We don't know where the gho

ey. A loud, electronic beep echoed from the center of the table. Dante's eyes snapped down to her screen. On it, a pulsing red ra

edatory smirk mirroring Dante

ity team is blind again, Capo," Elena whispere

ifty million dollars happens to know exac

her, his grey eyes darkening with a terrifying

d his glass until the crystal creaked. Elena leaned in until her li

server room, unmonitored. Or you can watch your fifty