Page 266 of Scars of Fate

“Try again.”

She did.

Nothing.

Colonel Demir spoke urgently.

Ghost translated.

“The backup card has been deactivated.”

“Can Hawk bypass it?”

Hawk was already removing the reader’s outer panel.

“Probably.”

“How long?”

“Ten minutes.”

The clock showed sixteen.

“That’s cutting it close,” Boone said.

Hawk glanced at his injured ankle.

“Feel free to take over.”

“I prefer management.”

I studied the cabinet.

Steel door.

Reinforced hinges.

Electronic lock.

The wall surrounding it was sheet metal.

“We don’t need to open the cabinet.”

Hawk looked at me.

“What?”

“We go through the wall.”

I grabbed a metal chair.

Adam understood immediately.

Together, we slammed it against the panel beside the cabinet.

Once.

Twice.