Elias's POV

The emergency lights kicked on.

Everything turned red. The vault looked different in the red glow. Wrong. Like we were trapped in a nightmare.

The footsteps above us got louder.

"How many?" Vale whispered.

Ronan tilted his head. Listening. "At least three. Maybe more."

"Can they get in here?"

"The door is manual lock. No electronic override." Hale's voice was steady but I could hear the fear underneath. "They'd need the physical key or heavy equipment to breach it."

"And if ...