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“If it goes according to plan, it’ll give me access to all of his stuff. I just sent the approval request. Now, all I have left to do is send an email from Sebastian making sure he saw it.”

“What if he’s at work?” Tony asks. “Don’t you need to get into his home network? Or is there a link you can get into somehow?”

Lily shakes her head. “He’s at home. I have someone watching him. If he leaves his house, I’ll get a text.”

The phone rings, making all three of them jump, and Lily puts it on speaker. “Lily Hankinson.”

“Are you with Brock?” Sebastian says, his voice a whisper.

“I’m here,” Brock says. “What’s up?”

“Ramsey’s messaging me. What do I say?”

“Hold on for a second. I’m going to get into your computer. Click the link I just sent you, and I’ll take it from there.”

The instant message appears, and Brock smirks.

DONALD RAMSEY: Did you request a move of funds? I just got an approval request.

SEBASTIAN GRIFFIN: Sorry, just got off the phone with the bank and was about to call you. They think there’s a fraudulent charge, and if we don’t approve or deny it in an hour, the account will be frozen until later next week while they determine the origins. Wednesday at the earliest.

DONALD RAMSEY: We have payments going out Monday. If the account is frozen, every one of our clients will have a fee charged to them. Plus, we have payment delay penalties in our contracts, right?

SEBASTIAN GRIFFIN: That’s right. Can you log in and decline the charge? Unless it’s supposed to go. I didn’t initiate anything, and I doubt you meant to send ten grand to Nigeria.

DONALD RAMSEY: Why didn’t Bob call me?

SEBASTIAN GRIFFIN: He said he tried but got no answer. My number’s listed on other documents.

DONALD RAMSEY: Can you deny it? I’m not at work.

SEBASTIAN GRIFFIN: I don’t have access to that. Only you do.

“I feel like I’m in a James Bond movie or something,” Sebastian says. “I’m not sure the excitement is good for my heart, but damn if this isn’t exhilarating.”

DONALD RAMSEY: Yeah, I’ll log in and decline it. Do we need to investigate where the charge originated from?

SEBASTIAN GRIFFING: Bob said the bank will take care of that, but I can call him back just to verify. He did suggest changing the banking password just in case.

DONALD RAMSEY: Of course he did. The passwords are already a pain in the ass to deal with. I’m declining now. May be out on Monday. Think I’m coming down with something.

“Has anyone found Shannon yet?” Brock asks, but he can’t stop the smile. “He clicked the link.”

“No, we haven’t,” Lily says.

“What does this mean?” Sebastian asks.

“It means I’m in. Thanks, Sebastian.” Hanging up the call, he looks at Lily. “Any chance your follower can ring his doorbell? I need him to step away from his computer.”

Shrugging, she sends a text. “I just told Grayson to go and question him about whether or not he’s seen Shannon. And to keep him busy.”

Ramsey changes the banking password, and he shakes his head. No password list gets updated, which doesn’t surprise him, but it’s another way for the man to control the funds.

The movement stops, and Lily’s phone vibrates. “He’s got him.”

“Okay, here goes nothing,” Brock says and quickly gets to work. “First thing I’m doing is blocking him from being able to stop any of this if he happens to catch me. The only option he’ll have is to unplug everything.”

“Then we’re screwed?” she asks.

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