The Billionaire Code

he passenger seat, thinking of victor's warning. The tension in the air was high, thick enough to

id you'd tell me everything. What is V

not something I wanted to put you into," he said, his

back. "If I'm risking my life for

sion unreadable. "When we get ba

ated. The amount of his secrets made

th bookshelves and state-of-the-art tech. He closed the door behind them and walke

it up, "contains the truth

ome closer. The screen lit up with a series of encrypte

s?" Ivy aske

evolutionary-technology that could track and expose illegal activities worldwide. But the wrong people got invo

ped. "You worked w

hem. Use their resources to build something great and cut them off when the time come

ng her thoughts. "So Victor wasn't

ze. "I have spent years trying to fix the damage, to reveal

ike a wave. "And you did not let me know? You made me walk

ring across his face. "I was trying to protect you, I

ke," Ivy snapped. "I need the t

iot burst into the room, his fa

splayed security footage from around the house. One screen showed a

Ivy asked, her

the keyboard. "But they've bypassed the firs

ate," Lucas said, his voice

eeling run down her spin

tly into one of the cameras, pulling bac

e whispered. "We saw he

"It's not impossible if the

held up a small device. Elliot's eyes widened. "She's go

gate," Ivy said, panic ris

drawer and turned to Elliot. "Lock d

Rachel?" E

le her," L

ension between them was forgotten as they focused on the main thr

ucas said, his voice low. "If she disa

hel standing in front of the server r

cas commanded, his

le unfazed. "Hello, Lucas. St

ice down," L

cking. "Or what? You'll shoot me? That wo

his is not you. Whatever they'v

flashed in her eyes. "You don't understand, Ivy. They o

n. "You do not have to do thi

help yourself, Lucas. The Syndicate owns you, too. T

e said, Rachael activat

arms sounded as the system began to crash. Ivy felt Lucas hold

, his voice shaking. "We need to find

warring with determination. Rachel's words ec

f Lucas's fight wasn't just agains