Chapter 182

• AMARIS POV
• I fought to keep my mind from spiraling. I refused to dwell on whatever might be unfolding on the upper floors. I didn’t want to think about that smug hacker or the horrifying possibility that Radiant might already be gone if he’d managed to breach our system. Instead, I focused on the only thing I still had control over: the hours slipping by in this cell.
• I spent them talking to Mrs. Liang, gently trying to assess her condition, looking for any angle any chance that we might escape. The silver lining? She wasn’t bound or physically restrained. The downside? She had already tried everything from scaling the stone walls to searching for a single loose brick. Nothing.