Susanna Croft screamed.
"ALLISON, RUN!"
The sound tore through the corridor.
Raw.
Terrified.
Close.
Too close.
Allison moved before anyone could stop her.
"Mom!"
She ran.
The pristine white hallway blurred around her.
Lucian swore and took off after her.
"Allison!"
Roman reacted a fraction of a second later.
"Move!"
The corridor exploded into motion.
Security surged forward.
Adrian ran beside Roman, abandoning every trace of the polished billionaire who usually entered rooms expecting everyone else to move first.
Now he was only a husband trying to reach his wife.
Behind them, Elias shouted something about active surveillance.
Theo cursed.
Simone yelled Allison's name.
None of it mattered.
Not to Allison.
Only one thing mattered.
Her mother was alive.
Her mother was here.
Her mother had screamed for her to run.
And Allison was doing the exact opposite.
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The hallway was far longer than it had appeared from the entrance.
