I selected YES.
The secure communication channel opened.
I typed the message that Samuel and I had prepared.
**Samuel, activate Protocol Black. Transfer the assets. Release the toxicology report. Do not warn David.**
For several seconds, nothing happened.
Then a reply appeared.
CONFIRMED.
Everything will be executed upon your death.
I stared at the words.
My heart began racing.
I wanted to tell Samuel that I was still alive.
I wanted to tell him that David had brought Jessica into our bedroom.
But before I could type another message, the door opened.
David returned alone.
He stood in the doorway for several seconds, watching me.
Then he approached the bed.
“Still sleeping, darling?”
He leaned down and kissed my forehead.
His phone vibrated.
He glanced at the screen and smiled.
“Everything is almost ready,” he whispered.
I watched his reflection in the dark television screen.
He opened a message.
A woman’s name appeared.
