Chapter 104

Nora POV

The fluorescent lights hum above me as I crouch behind the row of parked ambulances, watching the side entrance of the lab like it might blink first.

“Camera feed looped,” Nico murmurs through my earpiece. “You’ve got exactly eleven minutes before the system runs a checksum and realizes something’s off. Twelve if you move fast.”

“Eleven is plenty,” I whisper, adjusting the hood over my hair.

“Still can’t believe you dragged me into this,” he adds. “Again.”

I smirk despite the tightness in my chest. “You love being useful.”

“I love not being in jail.”

“With your pretty face, I'm sure you'd fit right in,” I joke, then add softly, “I owe you.”

“I’ll add it to the tab.” A pause. "Code