Chapter 692
He was holding something tiny, standing right next to the console.
The small object rested in Jarred’s palm.
It was impossibly small, roughly the size of half a fingernail.
It was a matte grayish-black, its surface covered in a microscopic, intricate texture.
Sienna leaned in close and realized the pattern actually shifted when the light hit it.
When moved over the black desk mat, it completely dimmed, practically vanishing into the background.
If it hadn’t been for Jarred—a man with terrifyingly sharp observational skills and an ingrained state of high alert—
No one would have ever discovered the device hidden right under their noses.
Luna’s chest seized, her face completely aghast. “I’ve never seen anything like this… Where did you find it p>
Jarred tilted his chin, gesturing toward the underside of the right edge of the console.
Thea’s frown deepened.
Despite years of handling high-profile international legal cases, she had never seen surveillance tech with such a terrifying level of stealth.
As shock and panic gripped the room, a calm voice drifted over from behind them.
Marcus stepped out from the back of the group.
“The Spectre Bug. It’s a top-tier offshore micro-surveillance and transmitting device. It’s not available on the open market.
The manufacturing process is insanely demanding, and the cost is astronomical. It’s only supplied in extremely limited quantities to elite foreign mercenaries p>
Coming from a high-ranking military background, Marcus was intimately familiar with cutting-edge tactical gear.
No one doubted him for a second.
But his words made the suffocating tension in the room spike to dangerous levels.
Exclusive, military-grade mercenary surveillance tech?
Hidden silently inside Sienna’s private lab?
Luna sucked in a sharp breath, spinning to face Sienna. “Sienna, every single thing you’ve done… they’ve been watching you?
How long has this been in here p>
Sienna’s face instantly went ashen, a creeping terror blossoming in her chest.
She instinctively took a step back.
Only to bump against a warm, solid chest.
Marcus wrapped a gentlemanly arm around her, using his free hand to pick up the Spectre Bug from the desk to inspect it.
“Don’t panic. The battery life on this model maxes out at seven days p>
A bone-chilling horror violently swept over Sienna.
A cold sweat broke out along her spine, her scalp going completely numb.
The security protocols for her lab were layered and heavily encrypted.
She knew she had never made a mistake; she had never given anyone an opening to infiltrate.
Yet she never imagined someone possessed the kind of ghost like capability to slip right past her defenses and plant a bug next to her.
“Who exactly is watching me p>
Sienna finally spoke, her voice trembling uncontrollably.
She was meticulous by nature. She had never forged a blood feud with someone this vile and calculating.
Why would anyone deploy such a sophisticated piece of military hardware just to monitor her?
Luna and Thea immediately sensed her terror. They each grabbed one of her hands.
“Don’t be afraid. We are not leaving your side p>
The atmosphere in the lab became paralyzingly oppressive.
Jarred hadn’t moved an inch.
He stood at the far end of the console, half his face buried in the shadows of the overhead light, his lips pressed in a grim line.
Finally, he lifted his head, his dark, dangerous eyes locking onto Sienna’s pale lips.
“Their target is you,” he said, his voice deadly low.
Those four simple words caused the air in the room to freeze entirely.
Sienna stiffened, staring at him in sheer disbelief. “What do you mean p>
Jarred’s Adam’s apple bobbed heavily. “From the plane crash, all the way to injecting the toxin into Maloney’s body.
Their target has always been you.
They were watching to see if you could develop the cure. What they want… is your antidote p>
Boom—
Sienna’s face lost all color.
It felt as if all the oxygen had been violently sucked from the room.
Everyone stopped breathing, the realization suffocating them all!