The blue light of the monitors felt like it was freezing my marrow. My finger hovered over the 'Execute' button, trembling so hard the air around it seemed to vibrate.
"The life support won't just reset, Maya," Reid said, his voice dropping into that terrifyingly calm tone he used when the world was ending. He stepped closer, the scent of his expensive cologne mixing with the sterile hospital air. "It will purge. The Sterling-Gable Hybrid Key is the power source for this entire wing. If you delete the key, you pull the plug on her lungs. Is that the 'Independence' you want?"
"You're lying," I rasped, though my heart was already sinking. "You're just trying to keep your 'Asset' locked in the vault."
"Check the code," Reid challenged, gesturing to the screen. "You have the drive Adriana gave you. You have the access. Look at the power-grid dependencies."
