She gripped the edge of herforter tightly, ncing at the time.


    It was approaching midnight, so she replied, “Fine, I’ll be waiting.


    You know the consequences if you go through with this, so I won’t have so much to lose.”


    Shera read Millie’s response and felt her anger boil over. Her threat didn’t appear to faze Millie in the


    slightest.


    Millie ced her phone beside her and sat on the bed, her eyes fixed on the clock. She watched the


    seconds tick away until the time was two fifty-nine. As the moment approached, she instinctively


    clenched her hand, bracing herself for what mighte next.


    The seconds ticked away, a relentless “tick, tock” echoing in the room.


    The clock eventually struck 3 am, but there was no explosion or destruction whatsoever.


    Millie exhaled a long, trembling breath, her heart pounding with tension.


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    Amid the moonlit night, Marcus stirred from his slumber to attend to the open window. His keen eyes


    caught sight of a procession of cars making their way to the hotel’s parking lot. He scrutinized the time


    on his wristwatch and then cast an appraising gaze upon the approaching vehicles, his vignce set


    alight.


    From one of the cars, a shadowy figure emerged, warily surveying the surroundings before furtively


    advancing toward Marcus’s vehicle. The man’s movements were shrouded in secrecy as he stooped


    low and secretly concealed something beneath the undercarriage of Marcus’s car.


    With suspicion lingering in the air, the intruder swiftly retreated into the hotel, feigning innocence.


    Narrowing his eyes, Marcus shut the window, his gaze darting to his wristwatch once more. He subtly


    arranged a few pillows under the nkets and settled into a chair, his senses on high alert.


    As anticipated, half an hourter, the tranquility of the room was shattered by a distinct noise


    emanating from the window. It was the unmistakable sound of an unepted entry.


    Soon enough, a shadowy figure cautiously crawled into the room, shing a Swiss Army knife. With


    methodical intent, the intruder zeroed in on the bed, thrusting the de toward the protruding mound


    beneath the covers.


    As he looked at the bulge of pillows and some flying feathers, Marcus rose from his seat.


    In a swift and calcted maneuver, he seized the opportunity, striking the intruder from behind and


    subsequently crushing his hand beneath the weight of his boot. He turned on a shlight and aimed its


    blinding beam directly at the assant’s eyes, increasing the force of his foot.


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    “Get your master toe next time, Marcusmanded, his voice unwavering.


    With steely resolve, he hoisted the intruder to his feet and forcefully ejected him from the room.


    Trenton, upying the adjacent room, detected the unsettlingmotion. He hastily slipped his


    clothing on and emerged from his room, only to be met with the sight of the incapacitated intruder, one


    of his hands grotesquely swollen.


    Marcus, unyielding and resolute, kicked off the Swiss Army knife that the assant had left behind in


    the room.


    “Get lost!” he growled, his toneced with authority.


    The intruder, having regained hisposure, promptly rose to his feet and fled the ce, sparing no


    thought to reim the abandoned weapon.


    Trenton, gripping the knife in his hand, couldn’t help but be struck by the gravity of the situation. How


    had a killer entered the very confines of the hotel?


    “Mr. Thomas,” Trenton began, turning his attention to Marcus, “I’m relieved you’re unharmed.”