Chapter 5 - The Glass Command
The child was heavy.
Elena felt the pull in her biceps, but her grip was iron.
She bypassed the island, leaving the bubbling stove behind.
She walked toward the living room archway, stopping just short of the white sectional.
Mounted on the wall to her right was a sleek, black glass panel.
It was the nervous system of the entire estate, glowing with a soft, pulsing white light.
Elena did not speak.
She did not acknowledge the young man tapping his tablet, nor the woman wiping her mouth with the sleeve of her robe.
She shifted the toddler’s weight entirely to her left hip.
Her right hand rose.
Her index finger hovered a millimeter above the glass screen.
The master control button pulsed, waiting.
She pressed the pad of her finger against the cold glass.
May you like
There was a tiny electronic chirp.
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