CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY SEVEN – BAIT AND SWITCH

Finally, after what felt like an eternity, the lead tech approached with his completed report. His grim expression told Kayla all she needed to know before he even spoke. "We found three more surveillance devices strategically embedded throughout the penthouse," he said heavily. "Two interior, one exterior covering access points. All fully capable of capturing comprehensive audio/video monitoring." A tense silence fell over the room as Kayla and Lance absorbed that gut-wrenching revelation. They'd been comprehensively surveilled, scrutinized in the one place they should have been able to feel safe. The next day, a disturbing corroboration awaited - a handwritten letter addressed to Lance, the contents of which turned both of their stomachs. "You keep nuzzling up to your little pigeon, enjoying shared pillow talk and moments of fleeting bliss," the unsettlingly elegant scrawl read. "How precious - and blissfully naive to think anything in your lives remains private anymore. Even t