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