DANNY POV

The executive level is quiet when I step onto it.

Not the kind of quiet that comes from emptiness.

The kind that comes from anticipation.

Silence with its breath held.

The lights are low, running on auxiliary instead of main power. The CEO rerouted everything — he wants control. He wants the advantage of shadows. He wants me navigating his setup without the safety nets he built into this building.

Fine.

I know the shadows better than he does.

The corridor stretches ahead, ...