Shadows in the Spotlight

The file contained a series of emails, correspondence between someone inside the company and an unknown external contact. The tone was cold, calculated, and the details were damning. The final email was time stamped just hours earlier:

"Tonight is the final phase. Once it's done, there's no going back."

Lena's blood ran cold. Someone was planning something bigger than she had anticipated.

And she was running out of time.

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Lena paced her office, her heels clicking rhythmically against the hardwood floor as the weight of the USB drive's contents pressed down on her. The anonymous emails were enough to confirm her fears, this was far more than a breach of trust. It was an active, calculated sabotage.

She glanced at the clock. 9:47 p.m. The office was mostly empty, save for the security guards and a few late-working employees.

Lena picked up her phone and dialed Emilia.