Page 369 of Scars of Fate

An alarm sounded inside the bank.

The pounding in the primary chamber stopped.

The operative had heard.

“Camille,” I whispered. “Move.”

She crawled into the security room.

Footsteps thundered beyond the wall.

He was coming.

“Control panel to your right.”

“I see it.”

“Insert the emergency card.”

Camille pushed the card into the reader.

The door behind her shook.

The operative struck it from the other side.

Once.

Again.

The metal began to bend.

“What code?” Camille cried.

Elise answered.

“Seven-four-one-nine.”

Camille entered it.

The panel turned green.

“Select primary-vault lockdown.”

“There are three buttons!”

“Center!”

She pressed it.

Nothing happened.

“Turn the authorization handle,” Elise shouted.

The operative hit the door again.

A crack appeared along the frame.

Camille grabbed the handle.