Chapter 7 - The Viper's NestThe key to stopping Arthur was Marcus Vance.
Julian traced Marcus’s network to a luxury penthouse at the St. Regis, where Wall Street elites were gathering for an extravagant masquerade.
It was the perfect cover.
Money everywhere.
Masks everywhere.
Nobody asking questions.
Sophie entered wearing a crimson evening gown and a gold mask.
But beneath the elegance was a mission.
Julian had given her a small device designed to disrupt the illegal network.
“Get within twenty feet of the server,” his voice whispered through her earpiece.
Sophie moved through the ballroom.
Crystal chandeliers glittered above hundreds of guests.
Champagne flowed.
Music played.
Nobody realized that billions of dollars were about to change hands upstairs.
Sophie found Marcus.
He entered a private suite.
She followed.
A guard blocked the door.
Sophie created a distraction, slipped past him, and entered the room.
Marcus stood before a bank of encrypted servers.
“Arthur,” he said into a secure phone. “The biometric relay is ready.”
Sophie removed her mask.
“Cancel the trade, Marcus.”
He froze.
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Then he turned.
For the first time, Marcus looked genuinely afraid.
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