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Chapter 34 - The First Crack in the Ice

Seraphina did not hesitate. She lowered her phone and looked straight at Lucien, her expression sharp and focused. "We do not have ten minutes," she said.

Lucien's eyes remained fixed on her, but his posture had already shifted. The calm, composed businessman was gone, replaced by someone alert and decisive. "Where is the control room?" he asked.

Seraphina shook her head. "I do not know the exact location, but it will not be far from the main security offices."

Lucien nodded once. "Then we find it before Adrian does."

Seraphina stepped away from the curtain, but Lucien caught her wrist gently before she could move too far.

"Wait," he said.

She turned back to him, her brows slightly drawn. "What?"

Lucien's expression hardened. "We cannot move blindly. If Adrian is heading there, then he already has a plan. Walking into that without preparation would be a mistake."

Seraphina exhaled slowly, forcing herself to think. "You are right," she admitted.

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