I stamped my foot, a surge of panic rising in my throat. It was too late. The second the power returned, the hallway cameras would reactivate, and I’d be exposed.
My hands trembling, I scrambled to put everything back as it was. I locked the drawer, gave the desk one last check, then hurried to place the keys back in the statue's hidden compartment. Slipping out of the study, I scurried back to th
















