name Sterling.
The night guard saw me.
Mrs. Sterling, are you okay?
I looked at him.
My face had to show something because it immediately stopped smiling.
“I need you to close all the aft exits.
It frowned.
Why?
I handed him my phone.
The recording started.
The man’s expression changed slowly.
When he finished, he said nothing for several seconds.
Then he took the radio.
Captain, we have an emergency.
At 23:45, the entire yacht was under surveillance.
But no one made a move.
Still.
Because we needed them to finish their plan themselves.
We needed the full test.
At midnight, Flynn opened the door.
Love.
His voice was calm.
“Come with me.
I looked up slowly.
I’m pretending to be confused.
“Where?
He smiled.
The smile I once loved.
Now it was just chilling.
To take air.
The same phrase.
The same plan.
We walked to the back deck.
