Chapter 192

Lauren's POV

“I’ve got something,” the head IT guy finally said, breaking through the suffocating silence that had swallowed the entire room.

Everyone’s head snapped toward him. For a second, it felt like the air shifted that fragile silence now filled with a sudden jolt of hope and fear. Roman and Tessa rushed to his side, while I remained frozen for a heartbeat before my legs caught up with my pulse.

“Talk to me,” the investigator demanded, his voice sharp and controlled.

The IT guy’s fingers hovered over the keyboard, his eyes darting across lines of code. “I was able to get a ping of her location from the IP address,” he began, his tone careful, almost hesitant. Then he swallowed hard. “But… there’s a small issue.”

My heart clenched. An issue? Those two words hit harder than any punch. My entire body tensed, and the faint hope I’d begun to feel trembled at the edge of collapse. I didn’t want to hear anything that had the word “probl