Page 121 of Falling for the Grump Billionaire

“This isn’t your fight,” I say softly.

She shoots me a sharp look. “It became my fight the moment Reyes used me to get to you. I’m not sitting this one out.”

I don’t argue. There’s no point. Her resolve is as solid as mine, and deep down, I know I’d never forgive myself if I left her behind.

Adrian’s voice crackles through the comms. “Perimeter secure. Move now.”

We slip into the compound, keeping to the shadows. My pulse thunders in my ears as we approach the side entrance, where one of Adrian’s men waves us through.

Inside, the air is cool and sterile, the hum of servers filling the silence. Adrian leads us through the labyrinthine corridors, each turn etched into my memory from hours of planning.

We reach the central server room—a cavernous space filled with rows of blinking terminals. Adrian moves to the control panel, his fingers flying over the keys.

“This is it,” he mutters. “If Reyes has any weaknesses, they’re here.”

Eva steps beside him, her eyes scanning the screens. “How long will it take?”

“Minutes to pull the data,” Adrian replies. “But mapping Reyes’s entire network in real time? That’s the challenge.”

As Adrian works, I keep my focus on the doorway, my gun drawn. The air feels wrong—too still, too heavy.

“We’re not alone,” I say, my voice low.

Eva stiffens beside me. “What do you mean?”

Before I can answer, the lights flicker, and an alarm blares, shattering the silence. Red emergency lights flood the room as footsteps echo down the hall.

“Trap,” Adrian mutters, his fingers flying faster over the keyboard. “Reyes knew we’d come.”

The first wave of guards charges into the room, their guns raised. Adrian’s team engages, the deafening exchange of gunfire shaking the walls. I step forward, aiming with precision, taking down one man after another.

“Dominic, we’re exposed!” Adrian shouts.

“Focus on the transfer!” I bark back.

Through the chaos, Reyes steps into the doorway, his smirk infuriatingly calm.

“Persistent, as always,” he calls out. “But this is where it ends.”

“Not for me,” I growl, raising my weapon.

Reyes retreats into the shadows before I can fire, leaving his men to finish the fight. I take down another attacker, adrenaline surging as I push forward.

“Dominic!” Eva’s voice pulls me back. She’s crouched near Adrian, her hands steady as she supports a loose cable. “We’ve got this—just hold them off!”

Her words anchor me, sharpening my focus. Reyes may have set the trap, but he’s underestimated what we’re capable of.

The firefight slows as Reyes’s men retreat, their movements panicked. Adrian disconnects the flash drive, holding it up with a triumphant nod.

“We’ve got it,” he says. “Everything Reyes wanted to hide.”

I glance toward the empty doorway, my jaw tightening. Reyes is still out there, but this time, we have the upper hand.

“Let’s go,” I say, pulling Eva to her feet.

As we make our escape, I vow that this isn’t over—not until Reyes pays for everything he’s done.

The hum of the engine reverberates through the van as we speed away from the Geneva server farm. I grip the handle above the window tightly, the tension in my chest unrelenting despite the small victory we’ve just secured. Adrian sits in the front seat, his laptop balanced precariously on his knees, already scanning the stolen data. Eva is beside me, her hands folded in her lap, her posture tense but composed.

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