As soon as my Uber arrived and we started heading away from Sebastian’s pack headquarters location, I dialled Scarlet right away.
“Hey, are you at your hotel suite?”
“Yes,” Scarlet replied.
“Are you alone?” I pressed, lowering my voice.
She couldn’t risk Nathan finding out—not yet.
“Yes, but Nate does have a key card and may arrive randomly. What’s up? Do you need to meet somewhere more private?” Scarlet asked, and there was urgency in her voice near the end.
Since I wasn’t entirely sure my own apartment wasn’t completely safe either, I asked, “Do you know any computer experts who can bypass hard drive encryption?”
“You got the hard drive?” Scarlet exclaimed excitedly.
“Yes,” I confirmed. “But I need help with it.”
Scarlet’s voice came alive. I could hear her shuffling around th
