The alarm pierced the quiet like a slap.

Sutton jolted, blinking hard as the sound cut through the thick fog in her head. The noise wasn’t deafening, but it was sharp and urgent. It snapped her back to the here and now with brutal clarity.

Saved by the bell.

She looked over Luca’s shoulder toward her workstation, the red light flashing on the security panel.

“Shit,” she muttered.

Luca stood quickly, already alert, already all business again. But when he turned to look at her, there ...