Chapter 660

• The woman’s grin faltered. She had not been expecting that response from him.
• She looked into the raw, unyielding conviction in his eyes and realized she wasn’t negotiating with a boy playing hero, she was negotiating with the heir to a dynasty that didn’t know how to lose.
• “The sub-basement,” she whispered, her voice finally losing its edge. “Level Seven. It’s not on the maps. It’s a pressurized chamber behind the main server stack. The Warden calls it the Heart. She might be there, Tedmond. But the only way in is through the Warden’s private lift.”